He-bang, she-bang, daddy shot a bear
Shot it in the stern/arse, me boys, and never turned a hair
[Refrain]
We’re all from the railroad, too-rer-loo
Oh, the old moke pickin’ on the banjo.
[Chorus]:
Hooraw! What the hell’s the row?
We’re all from the railroad, too-rer-loo
We’re all from the railroad, too-rer-loo
Oh, the old moke pickin’ on the banjo!
Pat, get back, take in yer slack. Heave away, me boys;
Heave away, me bully boys, why don’t ye make some noise?
[Chorus]
Roll her, boys, bowl her, boys, give ‘er flamin’ gip,
Drag thc anchor off the mud, an’ let the barstard rip !
[Chorus]
Rock-a-block, chock-a-block, heave the caps’n round,
Fish the flamin’ anchor up, for we are outward bound.
[Chorus]
Out chocks, two blocks, heave away or bust,
Bend yer backs, me bully boys, kick up some flamin’ dust.
[Chorus]
Whisky-O, johnny-O, the mudhook is in sight,
‘Tis a hell-of-a-way to the gals that wait, an’ the ol’ Nantucket Light;