When first I landed in Liverpool I went upon the spree With money at last, I spent it fast, I got drunk as drunk could be But when my money was all gone it was then that I wanted more But a man must be blind to make up his mind to go to sea once more Once more, once more, go to sea once more But a man must be blind to make up his mind to go to sea once more And as I walked down London road I met with a Rapper Brown I asked him if he'd take me in and he looked at me with a frown He said, "Last time you was paid off, to me you chucked no score" "But I'll give you a chance and I'll take your advance And I'll send you to sea once more" Once more, once more, send you to sea once more But I'll give you a chance and I'll take your advance And I'll send you to sea once more I shipped onboard of a whaling barque We were bound for the Greenland seas Where cold winds blow through frost and snow Why Jamaica rum would freeze And worst to bear, I'd no hard weather gear As I'd spent all my money ashore It was then that I wished that I was dead and could go to sea no more No more, no more, go to sea no more It was then that I wished that I was dead and could go to sea no more Sometimes we're catching whales, me lads Sometimes we're catching none With a 20-foot oar stuck in your paw from four o'clock in the morn And as the shades of night roll on and you rest on your weary oar It was then that I wished that I was dead and could go to sea no more No more, no more, go to sea no more It was then that I wished that I was dead and could go to sea no more So come all of you hard weather-sailing lads who listen to my song When you get back from those long trips I'd have you not go wrong Take my advice Drink no strong drink, don't you knock on that brothel door But get married instead and spend all night in bed and go to sea no more No more, no more, go to sea no more But get married instead and spend all night in bed and go to sea no more No more, no more, go to sea no more But get married instead and spend, all night in bed and go to sea no more