My name is Jim, the carter lad, a jolly cock am I
I always am contented, be the weather wet or dry
I crack me fingers at the snow and whistle at the rain
And I've braved the storm for many a day and can do so again

So it's crack, crack, goes me whip, I whistle and I sing
I sit upon me wagon, I'm as happy as a king
Me horse is always willing and for me, I'm never sad
There's none can lead a jollier life nor Jim, the carter lad

Me father was a carrier, many years e'er I was born
He used to rise at daybreak and go his round each morn
He would often take me with him especially in the spring
When I loved to sit upon the cart and hear me father sing:

So it's crack, crack, goes me whip, I whistle and I sing
I sit upon me wagon, I'm as happy as a king
Me horse is always willing and for me, I'm never sad
There's none can lead a jollier life nor Jim, the carter lad

It's now the girls all smile on me as I go driving past
The horse is such a beauty as we jog along so fast
We've traveled many a weary miles but happy days we've had
And there's none can use a horse more kind nor Jim, the carter lad

So it's crack, crack, goes me whip, I whistle and I sing
I sit upon me wagon, I'm as happy as a king
Me horse is always willing and for me, I'm never sad
There's none can lead a jollier life nor Jim, the carter lad

Now friends, I bid you all adieu, 'tis time I was away
I know my horse will weary if I very much longer stay
To see your smiling faces here it makes me feel quite glad
And I know you'll grant your kind applause to Jim, the carter lad

So it's crack, crack, goes me whip, I whistle and I sing
I sit upon me wagon, I'm as happy as a king
Me horse is always willing and for me, I'm never sad
There's none can lead a jollier life nor Jim, the carter lad