We're waterbound and we can't get home,
Waterbound and we can't get home, waterbound and we can't get home
Home to old Jamaica
Been lost at sea since we don't know when
Been lost at sea since we don't know when
(But) we're here to tell you just how it's been
Far from old Jamaica
We've got no grog or rum in stores
We've got no grog or rum in stores
We've got no gold, and we've got no hores
Far from old Jamaica
We're waterbound and we can't get home,
Waterbound and we can't get home, waterbound and we can't get home
Home to old Jamaica
My mug's been bone dry for a while
His mug's been bone dry for a while
And you can't buy rum with a winnin' smile
Far from old Jamaica
We're waterbound and we can't get home,
Waterbound and we can't get home, waterbound and we can't get home
Home to old Jamaica
I ain't had no booty since I've been on land
He ain't had no booty since he's been on land
Lucky he's got his two good hands
Far from old Jamaica
We're waterbound and we can't get home,
Waterbound and we can't get home, waterbound and we can't get home
Home to old Jamaica
I don't get paid, and I got no loot
He don't get paid, and he's got no loot
He's really dumb, but he's kinda cute
Far from old Jamaica
We're waterbound and we can't get home,
Waterbound and we can't get home, waterbound and we can't get home
Home to old Jamaica
There's nothin' on this ship but water and bread
There ain't nothin' on this ship but water and bread
He's starved three months, but he's still not dead
Far from old Jamaica
We're waterbound and we can't get home,
Waterbound and we can't get home, waterbound and we can't get home
Home to old Jamaica
My cannon's empty, and I'm outa shot
His cannon's empty, and he's outa shot
And he's got a case of the... black spot
Far from old Jamaica (really?)
We're waterbound and we can't get home,
Waterbound and we can't get home, waterbound and we can't get home
Home to old Jamaica
We're waterbound and we can't get home,
Waterbound and we can't get home, waterbound and we can't get home
Far from old Jamaica