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Intro verse
I was a poor lad from Newcastle town
I had no da and my mother was gone
I needed work ‘cause I wanted to eat
So went to the river and in a boat I've hid

I became deck-hand on a merchant ship
The work of a sailor, aye, that I did.
The food was scarce and a hammock was bed
But work was a-plenty and rum in a keg

Verse
The ocean was calm and the Sun blazing heat
When on the horizon a tall mast appeared
Above the sails she was flying a flag
And oh God save me! The flag was black

Chorus
The ship was wobbling and ploughing the waves
Came evening were singing and drink with my mates
Dice on the table and sour wine we had
And we were even in all good and bad.

Verse
Gunfight and bloodshed, they took the ship
All of my mates and the captain was killed
The water turned red and blood drenched the deck
But when the smoke was gone, I still wasn't dead.

Chorus
The ship was wobbling and ploughing the waves
Came evening were singing and drink with my mates
Dice on the table and sour wine we had
And we were even in all good and bad.

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