Poor old man came ridin' along
And we say so
And we hope so
Poor old man came ridin' along
Poor old man

Well poor old man your horse he must die
And we say so
And we hope so
Poor old man your horse he must die
Poor old man

Well 30 days have come and gone
And we say so
And we hope so
30 days have come and gone
Poor old man

And now we are on a good month's pay
And we say so
And we hope so
I think I hear our wharfing man say
Poor old man

So give them crock for the 30th day
And we say so
And we hope so
Give them their crock for the 30th day
Poor old man
Then up hail ox to the old main yard arm
And we say so
And we hope so
Then cut him drip and do him no harm
Poor old man

A poor old man came ridin' along