Our captain is a clever chap, easy easy
He put Dublin on the map
And the waves went up and down
And the waves went up and down
From the Half Moon to the lighthouse tall,
easy easy
He helped us build the great South Wall
And the waves went up and down
And the waves went up and down
Now captain tell us of your fate, easy
easy
When you had that Christian mate
And the waves went up and down
And the waves went up and down
When you went to look for food for slaves,
easy easy
But your men fell in love with island ways
And the waves went up and down
And the waves went up and down
They cast us off in an open boat, easy
easy
So full of men she could hardly float
And the waves went up and down
And the waves went up and down
Nigh 50 days we rode the waves, easy easy
And cursed the breadfruit cursed the
slaves
And the waves went up and down
And the waves went up and down
Just when we could sail no more, easy easy
We set foot on Timor’s
shore
And the waves went up and down
And the waves went up and down
When to London we returned, easy easy
They sent a ship to chase the scum
And the waves went up and down
And the waves went up and down
Pandora chased the villains down, easy
easy
And some were drowned and some were hung
And the waves went up and down
And the waves went up and down
Now many a sailor spits and sighs, easy
easy
When he hears the name of William Bligh
And the waves went up and down
And the waves went up and down
France and Holland joined at sea
Easy easy
To try and set the Irish free
And the waves went up and down
And the waves went up and down
We beat the Dutch at Camperdown
Easy easy
Took their flag and watched them drown
And the waves went up and down
And the waves went up and down