From Boston town we're bound away
Heave away, Santy Ano!
Around Cape Horn to Frisco Bay
We're bound for Califor-ni-o

So heave her up and away we'll go
Heave away, Santy Ano!
Heave her up and away we'll go
We're bound for Califor-ni-o

She's a fast clipper ship and a bully good crew
Heave away, Santy Ano!
A downeast Yankee for her captain, too
We're bound for Califor-ni-o

So heave her up and away we'll go
Heave away, Santy Ano!
Heave her up and away we'll go
We're bound for Califor-ni-o

Back in the days of forty-nine
Heave away, Santy Ano!
Those were the days of the good old times
We're bound for Califor-ni-o

So heave her up and away we'll go
Heave away, Santy Ano!
Heave her up and away we'll go
We're bound for Califor-ni-o

When I leave ship I'll settle down
Heave away, Santy Ano!
I'll marry a girl named Sally Brown
We're bound for Califor-ni-o

So heave her up and away we'll go
Heave away, Santy Ano!
Heave her up and away we'll go
We're bound for Califor-ni-o

There's plenty of gold, so I've been told
Heave away, Santy Ano!
Plenty of gold, so I've been told
Way out in Califor-ni-o

So heave her up and away we'll go
Heave away, Santy Ano!
Heave her up and away we'll go
We're bound for Califor-ni-o