Zephaniah Job, they said, he's the man you need You'll find him in Port Perou and he'll help you guaranteed As long as there's a profit A proper tidy sum He'll find a way to fix it A way to overcome His name is whispered everywhere and always linked to wealth Rich man and the poor alike are heard to toast his wealth The landlords, and the sailors, the men who mend the nets The merchants from across the sea - all are in his debt Zephaniah, Zephaniah can I have a short term loan? You can take a healthy profit out my assets for your own I swear I will repay you, every penny, every pound Zephaniah, turn me around! He taught my son to read and write before he went to sea Trelawney trusts him with his cash - if he does so do we! With him on side, you'll prosper - the law you needn't fear The smugglers' banker that he is makes matters disappear Zephaniah, Zephaniah, Zephaniah bail me out! I've been accused of smuggling, they said there was no doubt! Now I'm locked up in a cellar deep beneath the ground Zephaniah turn me around! They say he has a temper, killed a man in rage There's an element of truth in that, I'm prepaired to wage But the fugitive from Agnes, his past we can ignore He's turned his fortunes right around And those of many more Zephaniah, Zenphaniah will you help me to expand My little family business moving Spanish contraband? I call myself a merchant, a really like the sound Zephaniah turn me around! Zephaniah, Zephaniah can I have a short term loan? You can take a healthy profit out my assets for your own I swear I will repay you, every penny, every pound Zephaniah, turn me around!