I still recall the night I went to sea The Press Gang and the crack they gave to me No goodbyes, no farewell upon the quay No kiss from my sweet family Haul away, haul away my boys You'll not see ma's again Haul away and curse old Captain Jack The hardtack and the grubs that live therein At first light I with my back against the gun Blinked into the sun there to see Captain Jack with a sickly jaundiced skin Barnacle pax and the foulest grin Haul away, haul away my boys You'll not see ma's again Haul away and curse old Captain Jack The hardtack and the grubs that live therein For four long months we sailed the seven seas At the mercy of the breeze, no charts have we I fear I won't see Portsmouth e'er again A Buccaneer am I now to the end Haul away, haul away my boys You'll not see ma's again Haul away and curse old Captain Jack The hardtack and the grubs that live therein