Oh, there is a flash packet, flash packet of fame
She hails from New York and the Dreadnought's her name
She's bound to the west where the stormy winds blow
All away to the westward in the Dreadnought we'll go
Derry down, down, down Derry down

With the gale at her back, what a sight does she make
A skipping so merry with the west in her wake
Her sailors like lions on the jacks to and fro
She's the Liverpool packet, oh, Lord let her go!
Derry down, down, down Derry down

Now the Dreadnought's a-sailing the Atlantic so wide
While the high roaring seas move along her black sides
With her sails tight as wires and the Black Flag to show
All away to the Dreadnought to the westward we'll go
Derry down, down, down Derry down

Here's a health to the Dreadnought and all her brave crew
To bold captain (Willy!) and his officers too
Talk about your flash packets, swallowtail, Black Ball
The Dreadnought's the flyer that out sails them all!
Derry down, down, down Derry down