Haul away the bowline, Kitty is me darlin’.
Haul away the bowline, the bowline haul.
Haul away the bowline, Kitty lives in Liverpool.
Haul away the bowline, Liverpool’s a fine town.
Haul away the bowline, so early in the morning.
Haul away the bowline, before the day wuz dawnin’.
Haul away the bowline, the fore t’ gallant bowline.
Haul away the bowline, the Cape Horn gale’s a-howlin’.
Haul away the bowline, the cook he is a-growlin’.
Haul away the bowline, we’ll either break or bend it.
Haul away the bowline, we’re men enough to mend it.
Haul away the bowline, we’ll haul away tergether.
Haul away the bowline, we’ll haul for better weather.
Now, I went down to New Orleans, and landed there on Sunday.
They put me in the calaboose ‘cause I got drunk on Monday.
Haul away the bowline, the long, the long tailed bowline.
