Before the boat had hit the water The whale's tail came up and caught her All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her When she dived down low (Huh!) No line was cut, no whale was freed The Captain's mind was not of greed And he belonged to the whaleman's creed She took that ship in tow (Huh!)

For forty days, or even more The line went slack, then tight once more All boats were lost, there were only four But still that whale did go (Huh!)

Коснулась шлюпка лишь воды, Зацепил их кит. Удар волны! Гарпун поймал кит шебутной, Но скрылся в глубине морской.

There once was a ship that put to sea The name of the ship was the "Billy of Tea" The winds blew up, her bow dipped down O blow, my bully boys, blow (Huh!)

Корабль в море одинок, Зовётся «Чая котелок». На зло несётся всем ветрам, На радость морякам.