I had just come home and I took a room
I was all settled down to recline
When I saw a delectable maid go by
To the room next door to mine
Like the bold Columbus then
I set out to explore
As I took up my position by
The keyhole on the door

The keyhole in the door, my boys, the keyhole in the door
I took up my position by the keyhole in the door
The keyhole in the door, my boys, the keyhole in the door
I took up my position by the keyhole in the door

She first took off her slippers
Her dainty feet to show
And then she took her panties off
And revealed her so-and-so
And when she stretched out on her bed
I couldn't stand no more
It was one, two, three, I turned the key
In the keyhole in the door

The keyhole in the door, my boys, the keyhole in the door
I took up my position by the keyhole in the door

She didn't say a single word
But she took me in her arms
And pretty soon I was much engaged
In charting all her charms
But just in case some other sailor
'D see the sights I saw
I hung my trousers right above
The keyhole in the door

The keyhole in the door, my boys, the keyhole in the door
I took up my position by the keyhole in the door

That night I rode in glorious style
And other things besides
And on her lily white stomach, boys
I had such lovely rides
But when I woke next morning, boys,
My instrument was sore
As if I had been using it
In the keyhole in the door

The keyhole in the door, my boys, the keyhole in the door
I took up my position by the keyhole in the door

Be warned by this, young sailormen
And listen unto me
What I caught then, no fishermen
Have ever caught at sea
Beware the pox, the hidden rocks
That lie in wait ashore
It's safer far to bend your spar
In the keyhole in the door

The keyhole in the door, my boys, the keyhole in the door
I took up my position by the keyhole in the door
The keyhole in the door, my boys, the keyhole in the door
I took up my position by the keyhole in the door

The keyhole in the door, my boys, the keyhole in the door
I took up my position by the keyhole in the door
The keyhole in the door, my boys, the keyhole in the door
I took up my position by the keyhole in the door