You can pass your days in the dory, boys,
You can go with the worst and the best
But don't ever sail with old Engleman, boys
Each trip you go could well be your last

Oh, don't you remember Cape Ann, boys?
Don't you remember Cape Ann?
The crazy old loser was a loser
He never cared if we never made in.

And it's, don't you remember Cape Ann, boys?
Don't you remember Cape Ann?
You'll never catch me on the trawl again
For it's surely no life for a dog or a man

Oh, don't you remember the Shoals, boys?
Don't you remember the Shoals?
And the Old Man asleep at the wheel, boys,
By God, it was black and cold

Oh, don't you remember Cape Ann, boys?
Don't you remember Cape Ann?
You'll never catch me on the trawl again
For it's surely no life for a dog or a man

Well, the mate was the man with the gall, boys
He got the Old Man away from the wheel
And he took him below, and he locked up the hatch
And he threw all the booze o'er the rail

Oh, don't you remember Cape Ann, boys?
Don't you remember Cape Ann?
You'll never catch me on the trawl again
For it's surely no life for a dog or a man

You can pass your days in the dory, boys
You can go with the worst and the best
But don't ever sail with old Engleman, boys
Each trip you go could well be your last

And it's, don't you remember Cape Ann, boys?
Don't you remember Cape Ann?
You'll never catch me on the trawl again
For it's surely no life for a dog or a man