Kami empat puluh mil dari Albany,
Forget it, I never shall!
Lupakan saja, aku tidak akan pernah!
What a terrible storm we had one night
Betapa badai yang mengerikan yang kita alami pada suatu malam
On the E-ri-e Canal.
Di Terusan E-ri-e.
Chorus:
Paduan suara:
Oh, the E-ri-e was a-rising,
Oh, E-ri-e meningkat,
And gin was getting low,
Dan gin semakin rendah,
And I scarcely think
Dan aku hampir tidak berpikir
We're gonna get a little drink
Kita akan minum sedikit
Till we get to Buffalo-o-o,
Sampai kita sampai di Buffalo-o-o,
Till we get to Buffalo.
Sampai kita sampai di Buffalo.
We were loaded down with barley,
Kami diangkut dengan jelai,
We were loaded down with rye,
Kami dimuat dengan gandum hitam,
And the captain, he looked at me
Dan sang kapten, dia menatapku
With a gol-durn wicked eye.
Dengan mata panah gol-durn.
Chorus
Paduan suara
The captain he come up on deck
Kapten dia datang di dek
With a spyglass in his hand
Dengan spyglass di tangannya
But the fog it was so tarn-ol' thick
Tapi kabut tebal itu sangat tebal
That he couldn't spy the land
Bahwa dia tidak bisa memata-matai tanah
Chorus
Paduan suara
The cook she was a grand ol' gal,
Si juru masak dia seorang gadis besar,
She had a ragged dress.
Dia mengenakan gaun compang-camping.
And we hoisted her upon a pole
Dan kami mengangkatnya di atas sebuah tiang
As a signal of distress.
Sebagai tanda kesusahan.
Chorus
Paduan suara
Well, the captain, he got married,
Nah, sang kapten, dia sudah menikah,
And the cook, she went to jail;
Dan si juru masak, dia masuk penjara;
And I'm the only son-of-a-gun
Dan aku satu-satunya anak pistol
That's left to tell the tale.
Itu dibiarkan menceritakan kisahnya.