Oh, a hundred years is a very long time Oh yes, Oh A hundred years is a very long time A hundred years ago Well a hundred years on the eastern shore Oh, a hundred years on the eastern shore Old Bully John from Baltimore I knew him well that son of a whore Old Bully John I knew him well But now he's dead and gone to hell He's dead and gone forevermore He's gone and dead that son of a whore A hundred years have passed and gone It's a hundred years since I made this song They thought the stars were set alight By a bunch of angels very night