Old Johnny he's seen mermaids When he ran aground They carried him ashore When he was sure to drown They say old Johnny's mad Seawater's turned his head But he alone survived All his colleagues dead Old Johnny's seen King Neptune In the wildest storm He alone survived While sailing round the horn He carried him to safety While all around him died Now Johnny tells his stories At the old portside Old Johnny's been at sea 60 years or more He's sailed a million miles And fucked a thousand whores He's heard King Neptune sing He's heard the mermaids cry They'll take him out to sea When it's his turn to die