Oh, poor old Reuben Ranzo
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
Oh, poor old Reuben Ranzo
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

Oh, Ranzo was no sailor
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
So he shipped aboard a whaler
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

Oh, Ranzo was no beauty
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
So he couldn't do his duty
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

Oh, because he was so dirty
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
He give him five and thirty
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

Oh, the skipper's daughter Suzy
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
Well, she begged her dad for mercy
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

Oh, she give him wine and water
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
And a bit more than she ought to
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

Well, he got his first mate papers
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo
He's a terror to the whalers
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

Now he's known wherever them whale-fish blow
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo
As the hardest master on the go
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo