Up on the poop deck and walking about
There is a second mate so steady and so stout
What he is a-thinkin' of he doesn't know himself
And we wish that he would hurry up and strike, strike the bell!

Strike the bell second mate, let us go below
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell
We wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell!

Down on the main deck and working at the pumps
There is the larboard watch just longing for their bunks
Look out to windward, you can see a great swell
And we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell!

Strike the bell second mate, let us go below
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell
We wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell!

Forward on the forecastle head and keepin' sharp lookout
There is Johnny standin', a-longin' fer to shout
Lights' a-burnin' bright sir and everything is well
And he's wishin' that the second mate would strike, strike the bell!

Strike the bell second mate, let us go below
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell
We wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell!

Aft at the wheelhouse old Anderson stands
Graspin' at the helm with his frostbitten hands
Lookin' at the compass through the course is clear as hell
He's wishin' that the second mate would strike, strike the bell

Strike the bell second mate, let us go below
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell
We wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell!

Up on the quarter deck our gallant captain stands
Lookin' out to windward with a spyglass in his hand
What he is a-thinkin' of we know very well
He's thinkin' more of shortenin' sail than strikin' the bell!

Strike the bell second mate, let us go below
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell
We wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell!

Strike the bell second mate, let us go below
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell
We wish that you would hurry up and strike the bloody bell!