sł. i mel. trad.

Hand, hand, hand over hand!
Devil run away with a Liverpool man.
Hand, hand, hand over hand!
Devil run away with a Liverpool man.

Oh, the mate was drunk and he went below
To take a swig o' his bottle - O!

So early in the morning,
The sailor likes his bottle - O!

A bottle of beer, a bottle of wine,
A bottle of Old Jamaicy - O.

So early in the morning...

The judies - O, the judies - O,
The sailor likes the judies - O!

So early in the morning...

The lassies o' Pool, the lassies o' Tyne,
A chowlah so fine and dandy-O!

So early in the morning...

Tobaccy - O, tobaccy - O,
The sailor likes tobaccy - O!

So early in the morning...