When I was a young girl 

I wanted to sail around the world 

That's the life for me, living on the sea 

Spirit of a sailor, circumnavigates the globe 

The lust of a pioneer, will acknowledge no frontier 

I remember you by, thunderclap in the sky 

Lightning flash, tempers flare, 

'round the horn if you dare 



I just spent six months in a leaky boat 

Six months in a leaky boat 



Aotearoa, rugged individual 

Glisten like a pearl 

At the bottom of the world 

The tyranny of distance 

Didn't stop the cavalier 

So why should it stop me 

I'll conquer and stay free 

Ah c'mon all you boys 

Let's forget and forgive 

There's a world to explore 

Tales to tell back on shore 



I just spent six months in a leaky boat 

Six months in a leaky boat 



Ship-wrecked love can be cruel 

Don't be fooled by her kind 

There's a wind in my sails 

To protect and prevail 



I just spent six months in a leaky boat 

Six months in a leaky boat