Well, the Essequibo River is the king of rivers all
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
The Essequibo River is the king of rivers all
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh

Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh

The Essequibo captain is the king of captains all
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
The Essequibo captain is the king of captains all
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh

Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh

The Essequibo sailor is the king of sailors all
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
The Essequibo sailor is the king of sailors all
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh

Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh

And the Essequibo boatswain is the king of boatswains all
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
The Essequibo boatswain, he's the king of oceans all
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh

Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh

The Essequibo Sallies they're the queen of Sallies all
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
The Essequibo Sallies are the queen of Sallies all
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh

Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh

The Essequibo maidens are the queen of maidens all
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
The Essequibo maidens they're the queen of maidens all
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh

Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh
Somebody, oh, body, somebody, oh
Buddy ta na na, we are somebody, oh