It's been fourteen years since they put me on this island No ship, no crew an' no bottle of rum! Me boots have rotten, me mood turned sour No ship, no crew an' no bottle of rum!
Now I tell ye me ol' salt I wish I was there With me ship, me crew an' me bottle of rum! There on the high sea, with the winds an' the waves Me ship, me crew an' me bottle of rum!
Oh lord, if ye ever steer a ship here A ship with a crew an' a bottle of rum! I'll promise I'll never go rovin' no more With me ship me crew an' me bottle of rum I'll be meek as lamb an' calm as a saint Jus me an' me ship an' me bottle of rum An' i'll never end up in a dance with Jack Keer With no ship, no crew an' no bottle of rum
but lord let me not meet that treacherous first mate With me ship me crew an me bottle of rum 'Couse then with me cutlass I'll chop of his limbs I'll smash in his face with me bottle of rum
I curse their bones for leaving me here Deceitful crew, empty bottle of rum They're plundrin' an' sailin' the main without me On me ship, with me crew an' me bottle of rum!
I hope they'll reach ropes end there at sea Crushed ship, drowned crew an' smashed bottle of rum! An' be thrown in the Spaniards deep dungeon of woe No ship, no crew an' no bottle of rum!
It's been fourteen years since they put me on this island No ship, no crew an' no bottle of rum! Me mood has rotten me hope is dim No ship, no crew an' no bottle of rum!
Now I tell ye me ol' salt I wish I was there With me ship, me crew an' me bottle of rum! There on the high sea, with the winds an' the waves Me ship, me crew an' me bottle of rum!