I thought I heard the old man say
(Fire down below, boys! Fire down below!)
You can go ashore and get your pay
(Fire down below, boys! Fire down below!)
But I don't care what the captain say
(Fire down below, boys! Fire down below!)
'Cause two pound ten won't pay my way
(Fire down below, boys! Fire down below!)
I'll take my clothes and run away
(Fire down below, boys! Fire down below!)
I'll see my girl down in 'Frisco bay
(Fire down below, boys! Fire down below!)

You know damn well it's with me she'll stay
(Fire down below, boys! Fire down below!)
Becausе she knows I got twelve month pay
(Firе down below, boys! Fire down below!)
And we'll go down to the Midway Plaisances
(Fire down below, boys! Fire down below!)
We'll see the young girls do the hula-hula dances
(Fire down below, boys! Fire down below!)
I thought I heard the old man say
(Fire down below, boys! Fire down below!)