I'm an able bodied sailor and I've often crossed the line On whaling ships and sailing ships and ships of ev-er-y kind But now I've got the very best job I've had for many a day I'm workin' on the tanker bringing oil to Bantry Bay
Hey! Bringin' home the oil, me boys, bringin' home the oil! Sailin' all around the world, bringin' home the oil! A' workin' on a giant ship, it's very hard we toil, Sailin' into Bantry Bay, bringin' home the oil!
She is the biggest ship me lad that's ever sailed the sea But graceful as a swan she goes, we sail her at our ease From Araby around Cape Hope we proudly make our way And keep all Europe moving from our base in Bantry Bay
Hey! Bringin' home the oil, me boys, bringin' home the oil! Sailin' all around the world, bringin' home the oil! A' workin' on a giant ship, it's very hard we toil, And sailin' into Bantry Bay, bringin' home the oil!
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They're building other tankers now to speed more oil to you The Universe Kuwait, me lads, Japan and Portugal too Also the Universe Ireland, I'm very proud to say Is among the giant ships that's bringin' oil to Bantry Bay
Hey! Bringin' home the oil, me boys, bringin' home the oil! Sailin' all around the world, bringin' home the oil! A' workin' on a giant ship, it's very hard we toil, Sailin' into Bantry Bay, bringin' home the oil!
A' workin' on a giant ship, it's very hard we toil, And sailin' into Bantry Bay, bringin' home the oil!