[Dick]
Kind Captain, I've important information,
Sing hey, the kind commander that you are,
About a certain intimate relation,
Sing hey, the merry maiden and the tar.

[Captain & Dick]
The merry, merry maiden,
The merry, merry maiden,
Sing hey, the merry
maiden and the tar.
The merry,
merry maiden, The merry,
merry maiden,
The maiden and the tar.

[Captain]
Good fellow, in conundrums you are speaking,
Sing hey, the mystic sailor that you arе,
The answer to them vainly I am seeking;
Sing hеy, the merry maiden and the tar.

[Captain & Dick]
The merry, merry maiden,
The merry, merry maiden,
Sing hey, the merry
maiden and the tar.
The merry,
merry maiden, The merry,
merry maiden,
The maiden and the tar.
[Dick]
Kind Captain, your young lady is a-sighing,
Sing hey, the simple captain that you are,
This very night with Rackstraw to be flying;
Sing hey, the merry maiden and the tar.

[Captain & Dick]
The merry, merry maiden,
The merry, merry maiden,
The much too merry
maiden and the tar.
The merry,
merry maiden, The merry,
merry maiden,
The maiden and the tar.

[Captain]
Good fellow, you have given timely warning,
Sing hey, the thoughtful sailor that you are,
I'll talk to Master Rackstraw in the morning,
Sing hey, the cat-o'-nine-tails and the tar.

[Captain]
The merry cat-o'-nine-tails,
The merry cat-o'-nine-tails,
The merry cat-o'-nine-tails,
and the tar.
The merry,
cat-o'-nine-tails, The merry cat,
The merry cat-o'-nine-tails
and the tar.