Now’s the day and now’s the hour!
“Yo, ho, lads! yo ho, yo ho!
Joy, joy to all, for we must go,
Yo ho, lads! yo ho, yo ho!”
“I love, ah! how I love to ride
On the fierce, foaming, bursting tide.”
“To arms! they come! the Greek! the Greek!”
Now’s the day and now’s the hour!
“Yo, ho, lads! yo ho, yo ho!
Joy, joy to all, for we must go,
Yo ho, lads! yo ho, yo ho!”
“I love, ah! how I love to ride
On the fierce, foaming, bursting tide.”
“To arms! they come! the Greek! the Greek!”