I
wish I was a cabin boy, aboard a man o'war!
Sam's
gone away, aboard a man o'war!
I
wish I was the cookie, aboard a man o'war!
Sam's
gone away, aboard a man o'war!
Chorus:
Pretty
work, brave boys,
Pretty
work, I say!
Sam's
gone away, aboard a man o'war!
I
wish I was a topman, aboard a man o'war!
Sam's
gone away, aboard a man o'war!
I
wish I was the bos’n, aboard a man o'war!
Sam's
gone away, aboard a man o'war!
Chorus:
I
wish I was the first mate, aboard a man o'war!
Sam's
gone away, aboard a man o'war!
I
wish I was a captain, aboard a man o'war!
Sam's
gone away, aboard a man o'war!
Chorus:
You'll
never be a hero, aboard a man o'war!
Sam's
gone away, aboard a man o'war!