(Alternative, shorter version) Way, haul away, we'll haul away the bowlin'
Way, haul away, we'll haul away Joe
Way, haul away, the packet is a rollin'
Way, haul away, we'll haul away Joe

Oh once I had an Irish girl and she was fat and lazy
Way, haul away, we'll haul away Joe
Then I had a Spanish girl, she nearly drove me crazy
Way, haul away, we'll haul away Joe

When I was a little boy, and so my mother told me
Way, haul away, we'll haul away Joe
That if I didn't kiss the girls, my lips would go all mouldy
Way, haul away, we'll haul away Joe

Way, haul away, we'll hang and haul together
Way, haul away, we'll haul away Joe
Way, haul away, we'll haul for better weather
Way, haul away, we'll haul away Joe