A Yankee ship and a Yankee crew,
Tally hi ho, you know,
O’er the bright waves like a sea bird flew;
Sing hey aloft and alow.
“A Yankee ship and a Yankee crew,
Tally hi ho, you know,
With hearts on board both gallant and true,
The same aloft and alow.
The blackened sky and the whistling wind
Foretell the quick approach of the gale;