All hands and a bottle of rum
For the night is long, let us sing a song
All hands and a marching drum
Have a grog and sing along
All hands hear the boatswains call
It's the sweeper's song, let us drink along
All hands let us sound the gong
Sing with us for the rum is strong
Fermented crab and hardtack soup
Does not a jolly sailor make
But the rum is nowhere to be found
I felt my courage begin to drain
But lo, behold a dusty keg
Of golden ale's from that stave
I cracked her open with me wooden leg
I fell overboard as the crew set sail
All hands and a bottle of rum
For the night is long, let us sing a song
All hands and a marching drum
Have a grog and sing along
All hands hear the boatswains call
It's the sweeper's song, let us drink along
All hands let us sound the gong
Sing with us for the rum is strong
Used to call me captain jack
And rum is what this captain craves
My sailing days are over now
But still, I sail on the roaring waves
You see with rum, you feel the waves
When you stand on solid ground
I got enough gold for the ship I sold
To sail to my grave on the golden sand
All hands and a bottle of rum
For the night is long, let us sing a song
All hands and a marching drum
Have a grog and sing along
All hands hear the boatswains call
It's the sweeper's song, let us drink along
All hands let us sound the gong
Sing with us for the rum is strong
Once I met a lady, a beautiful wench
Skin like leather and a pearly smile
Mad in love we went to bed
I woke next day inside a crocodile
All hands and a bottle of rum
For the night is long, let us sing a song
All hands and a marching drum
Have a grog and sing along
All hands hear the boatswains call
It's the sweeper's song, let us drink along
All hands let us sound the gong
Sing with us for the rum is strong
We fought the waves upon the sea
The ocean took almost all our crew
The sails gave way and the rudder broke
We hoped but we knew that our time was due
The others prayed, were lost in fright
But the waves don't scare this old sea dog
If Davey Jones I was to see this night
I'll meet him proud with a bottle of grog
All hands and a bottle of rum
For the night is long, let us sing a song
All hands and a marching drum
Have a grog and sing along
All hands hear the boatswains call
It's the sweeper's song, let us drink along
All hands let us sound the gong
Sing with us for the rum is strong
All hands and a bottle of rum
For the night is long, let us sing a song
All hands and a marching drum
Have a grog and sing along
All hands hear the boatswains call
It's the sweeper's song, let us drink along
All hands let us sound the gong
Sing with us for the rum is strong