They say life has its ups and downs
That really now is quite profound
I like to push the capstan round
But it's pump me boys before we drown
Pump, me boys, pump her dry
Down to hell, and up to the sky
Bend your backs and break your bones
We're just a thousand miles from home
A wiser man than I once spoke
That life at heart is all a joke
But he was not embroiled in smoke
So it's pump, me boys, before we choke
Pump, me boys, pump her dry
Down to hell, and up to the sky
Bend your backs and break your bones
We're just a thousand miles from home
The ocean's all we do adore
So come on lads let's pump some more
Don't worry if you're stiff and sore
I'm sure we've pumped this bit before
Pump, me boys, pump her dry
Down to hell, and up to the sky
Bend your backs and break your bones
We're just a thousand miles from home
There's so much water down below
Just how it got there I don't know
The old man says, Let's roll and go
But I think we're bound for Davy Jones
Pump, me boys, pump her dry
Down to hell, and up to the sky
Bend your backs and break your bones
We're just a thousand miles from home
Sometimes when I am in me bed
And thinking of me day ahead
I wish that I could wake up dead
But pumping's all I get instead
Pump, me boys, pump her dry
Down to hell, and up to the sky
Bend your backs and break your bones
We're just a thousand miles from home