Solid fas', I come to tell you
Hurray, my rolling river!
"Solid fas'," our captain cry out
We are bound away from this world of misery

Nobody knows about our toiling
Hurray, my rolling river!
Only God Almighty knows about our danger
We are bound away from this world of misery

"Whale ahead," my little gunman cry out
Hurray, my rolling river!
"Solid fas'," my little captain answer
We are bound away from this world of misery

And on our way, she roll and shiver
Hurray, my rolling river!
Down in our way, she spout dirty water
We are bound away from this world of misery

"Make her so bold," my strokeman cry out
Hurray, my rolling river!
"Haul and gi' me," my centerman cry out
We are bound away from this world of misery

Nobody knows about our hardship
Hurray, my rolling river!
Our shipowner, she don't know our hardship
We are bound away from this world of misery

Misery into the ocean
Hurray, my rolling river!
Misery in the deep wide ocean
We are bound away from this world of misery