Whiskey is the life of man,
Ch: Whiskey, Johnny!
Oh, I'll drink whiskey while I can,
Ch: Whiskey for my Johnny-oh!

O whiskey straight and whiskey strong,
Give me some whiskey and I'll sing you a song.

O Whiskey makes me wear old clo'es,
Whiskey gave me a broken nose.

Whiskey killed my poor old dad,
Whiskey druv me mother mad.

If whiskey comes to near my nose,
I tip it up and down she goes.

I had a girl, her name was Lize,
She put whiskey in her pies.

My wife and I can not agree;
She puts whiskey in her tea.

Here comes the cook with the whiskey can,
A glass of grog for every man.

A glass of grog for every man,
And a bottle full for the shantyman...

I heard, I heard the Old Man say
Ch: John Kanaka-naka tu-lai ē!
Today, today is a holiday
Ch: John Kanaka-naka tu-lai ē!

Tu-lai ē, ooh! tu-lai ē
John Kanana-naka, tu-lai ē

We'll work termorrer, but no work terday,
We'll work termorrer, but no work terday

We're bound away for 'Frisco bay,
We're bound away at the break o' day

We're bound away around Cape Horn,
We wisht ter Christ we'd niver bin born.

Oh, haul, oh haul, oh haul away,
Oh, haul away an' make yer pay

Come here me little Jackie
Now 've smoked me baccy
Have a bit o' crackie
'Till the boat comes in

Dance to ya daddy, sing to ya mammy
Dance to ya daddy, till ya mammy sings

Thou shall hev a fishy
on a little dishy,
Thou shall hev a fishy
when the boat comes in.

Here's thy mother humming,
Like a canny woman;
Yonder is ya father,
Drunk---he cannot stand.

Dance ti' thy daddy, sing ti' thy mammy,
Dance ti' thy daddy, ti' thy mammy sing;

Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy,
Thou shall hev a fishy when the boat comes in.

Our Tommy's always fuddled,
He's so fond of ale,
But he's kind to me,
I hope he'll never fail.

Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy,
Thou shall hev a fishy when the boat comes in

I like a drop mesel,
When I can get it sly
Though me bonnie bairn
Will lik't well as I

Thou shall hev a fishy on a little dishy,
Thou shall hev a fishy when the boat comes in