We rigged our ship with lines of silver
Way, hey, and we'll all come down
And we set her sails in New England waters
Way, hey, gonna bring her round

We scraped her decks 'til our backs were strong
Way, hey, and we'll all come down
And we caulked her seams with strands of oakum
Way, hey, gonna bring her round

We oiled her rails with hands of linseed
Way, hey, and we'll all come down
And we sailed her up to the Beaufort Sea
Way, hey, gonna bring her round

We sewed her sails with threads of seaweed
Way, hey, and we'll all come down
And we sailed her into Takoradi
Way, hey, gonna bring her round

We filled her decks with bales of hay
Way, hey, and we'll all come down
And we ran her down to Casco Bay
Way, hey, gonna bring her round

We filled her holds with rum for the winter
Way, hey, and we'll all come down
And we ran her into Oak Bluffs harbor
Way, hey, gonna bring her round

We rigged our ship with lines of silver
Way, hey, and we'll all come down
And we set her sails in New England waters
Way, hey, gonna bring her round