Oh, Sally Racket, hi-ho, cheerly man,
pawned me best jacket, hiho, cheerly man,
and sold me ticket, hi-ho,
cheerly man, oh, haulee, hi-ho, cheerly man.
Oh, Nancy Dawson, hi-ho, cheerly man,
she’s got a notion, hi-hi, cheerly man,
for our old bosun, hi-ho,
cheerly man, oh, haulee, hi-ho, cheerly man.
Oh, Betsy Baker, hi-ho, cheerly man,
lived in long acre, hi-ho, cheerly man,
married a quaker, hi-ho,
cheerly man, oh, haulee, hi-ho, cheerly man.
Oh, Kitty Carson, hi-ho, cheerly man,
jilted the parson, hi-hi, cheerly man,
married a mason, hi-ho,
cheerly man, oh, haulee, hi-ho, cheerly man.
Avast there, avast, hi-ho, cheerly man,
make the fall fast, hi-hi, cheerly man,
make it well fast, hi-ho,
cheerly man, oh, haulee, hi-ho, cheerly man.
Oh, Nancy Riddle, hi-ho, cheerly man,
she broke her fiddle, hi-hi, cheerly man,
just in the middle, hi-ho,
cheerly man, oh, haulee, hi-ho, cheerly man.