| Boney was a warrior, | |
| Way-hey-oh! | |
| A warrior, a warrior, | |
| Jean Fran-cois! | |
| Boney beat the Prussians, | |
| Way-hey-oh! | |
| Then he fought the Russians. | |
| Jean Fran-cois! | |
| Boney went to school in France, | |
| Way-hey-oh! | |
| Learned to make the Russians dance. | |
| Jean Fran-cois! | |
| Boney marched to Moscow, | |
| Way-hey-oh! | |
| Lost his army in the snow. | |
| Jean Fran-cois! | |
| We licked him in Trafalgar Bay, | |
| Way-hey-oh! | |
| Carried 'is main topmast away. | |
| Jean Fran-cois! | |
| 'Twas on the plains of Waterloo, | |
| Way-hey-oh! | |
| He met the lad to kick him through. | |
| Jean Fran-cois! | |
| He met the Duke of Wellington | |
| Way-hey-oh! | |
| Then his downfall was begun. | |
| Jean Fran-cois! | |
| Boney went a-cruisin' | |
| Way-hey-oh! | |
| Aboard the bully-Ruffian. | |
| Jean Fran-cois! | |
| They sent him into exile, | |
| Way-hey-oh! | |
| He died upon St. Helena's isle | |
| Jean Fran-cois! | |
| He was a rorty general, | |
| Way-hey-oh! | |
| A rorty, snorty general. | |
| Jean Fran-cois! | |
| Boney was a warrior | |
| Way-hey-oh! | |
| A warrior, a warrior | |
| Jean Fran-cois! | |