“Yankee sailors have a knack,
Haul away! Yo ho, boys!
Of hauling down a British Jack,
Haul away! Yo ho, boys!
Come three to one, right sure am I,
If we can’t beat them, still we’ll try
To make Columbia’s colors fly.
Haul away! Yo ho, boys!”
The sailors caught the refrain at once, and every time it was repeated they roared out a musical chorus of
“Haul away! Yo ho, boys!”