Fifteen men on the dead man's chest Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum.
Fifteen men of the whole ship's list Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum! Dead and be damned and the rest gone whist! Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum!
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead Or a yawing hole in a battered head And the scuppers' glut with a rotting red And there they lay, aye, damn my eyes Looking up at paradise All souls bound just contrawise
Fifteen men of 'em stiff and stark Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum! Ten of the crew had the murder mark! Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Fifteen men of 'em good and true Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum! Ev'ry man jack could ha' sailed with Old Pew, Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum!
More was seen through a sternlight screen... Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum Chartings undoubt where a woman had been Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum.
'Twas a flimsy shift on a bunker cot With a dirk slit sheer through the bosom spot And the lace stiff dry in a purplish blot Oh was she wench or some shudderin' maid That dared the knife and took the blade By God! she had stuff for a plucky jade
Fifteen men on a dead man's chest Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum.
Fifteen men of 'em stiff and stark Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum! Ten of the crew had the murder mark! Yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum!