Oh, a sailor's life is
The life for me
How I love to sail o'er
The bounding sea
And I never, never,
Ever do a thing about the weather
For the weather never
Ever does a thing for me

Oh, a sailor's life is the life for me
Tiddle-ee-um pom pom
Deedle dum dum dee

Forward, backward, inward, outward
Come and join the chase
Nothing could be drier
Than a jolly caucus-race

Backward, forward, outward, inward
Bottom to the top,
Never a beginning There can never be a stop

To skipping, hopping, tripping
Fancy free and gay
I started it tomorrow and will finish yesterday

Round and round and round we go
And dance for evermore
Once we were behind
But now we find we are

Forward, backward, inward, outward
Come and join the chase
Nothing could be drier than a jolly caucus-race