Hey don't yer see that black cloud a-risin'?
'Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe!
Hey don't yer see that black cloud a-risin'?
'Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe!
'Way haul away, we're bound for better weather
'Way haul away, well, haul away, Joe
King Louis was the king of france before the revolution
'Way haul away, well, haul away, Joe
And then he got his head cut off, it spoiled his constitution
'Way haul away, well, haul away, Joe
'Way haul away, we're bound for better weather
'Way haul away, well, haul away, Joe
St. Patrick was a gentleman, he came form decent people,
Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe
He built a church in Dublin town and on it put a steeple,
Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe
'Way haul away, we're bound for better weather
'Way haul away, well, haul away, Joe
From ireland thin he drove the snakes, then drank up all the whisky,
'Way haul away, well, haul away, Joe
This made him dance an' sing an' jig, he felt so fine an' frisky.
'Way haul away, well, haul away, Joe
'Way haul away, we're bound for better weather
'Way haul away, well, haul away, Joe
You call yourself a second mate an' cannot tie a bowline,
'Way haul away, well, haul away, Joe
You cannot even stand up straight when the packet she's a-rollin'.
'Way haul away, well, haul away, Joe
'Way haul away, we're bound for better weather
'Way haul away, well, haul away, Joe
'Way haul away, we're bound for better weather
'Way haul away, well, haul away, Joe