| Well I wish I was in Aukland Town, | |
| Wey-ho hi-oh | |
| Where the pretty girls walk up and down | |
| A long time ago | |
| Chorus: Well it is a long time And a very long time, Wey-ho hi-oh A long time and a very long time A long time ago. | |
| Well I wish to the Lord that I'd never been born | |
| Wey-ho hi-oh | |
| To go a-hunting 'round Cape Horn | |
| A long time ago | |
| Chorus | |
| Around Cape Horn with frozen sails | |
| Wey-ho hi-oh | |
| Around Cape Horn to hunt the whales | |
| A long time ago | |
| Chorus | |
| (Repeat first verse and chorus) | |