Amber and ambrosia, opium and wine
Tamarind, ratafia, tiger-eye and opaline
Ivory and honeydew, silver, salt and satin
Sandelwood, patchouli root, porcelain and rattan

Haya, haya Batavia, haya Batavia
Haya, haya Batavia, haya Batavia

Cinnamon and cinnabar, crystal and opal,
Velvet cloth and vinegar, turmeric and coral
Sabre tooth and cockatoos, parakeets and monkeys
Peacock feathers, marabous, bars of gold and rubies

Haya, haya Batavia, haya Batavia
Haya, haya Batavia, haya Batavia

Sulphur, copper, tin and lead, powder shot and muskets
Blunderbusses, cannonballs, daggers, swords and bullets
Soldiers, slaves and buccaneers, vagabonds and varlets
Smugglers and pioneers, cannon food and harlots!

Haya, haya Batavia, haya Batavia
Haya, haya Batavia, haya Batavia

Rodents rot and biting lice, vermin and weevils
Syphilis and plagues of mice, malingering and measles!
Diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, tetanus and typfus
Dropsy, scurvy, cholera, melancholia and madness!