| Haul altogether, aye yeo! | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| Haul for good weather, aye yeo! | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| She's light as a feather, aye yeo! | |
| Chorus: | |
| Cheerily, man-oh! Haul ee, aye yeo! Cheerily, man! |
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| To the cathead, aye yeo, | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| We'll raise the dead, aye yeo, | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| She's heavy as lead, aye yeo! | |
| Chorus | |
| We'll haul again, aye yeo,/ | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| With might an' main, aye yeo | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| Pay out more chain, aye yeo! | |
| Chorus | |
| Chain stopper bring, aye yeo, | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| Pass through the ring, aye yeo, | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| Oh, haul and sing, aye yeo! | |
| Chorus | |
| She's up to the sheave, aye yeo, | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| At the cathead we'll leave, aye yeo, | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| Soon the tackle unreave, aye yeo! | |
| Chorus | |
| Oh, rouse an' shake her, aye yeo, | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| Oh, shake an' wake her, aye yeo, | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| Oh, go we'll make her, aye yeo! | |
| Chorus | |
| Avast there, avast, aye yeo, | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| Make the fall fast, aye yeo, | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| Make it well fast, aye yeo! | |
| Chorus | |
| Pull one and all, aye yeo, | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| On the ol' catfall, aye yeo, | |
| Cheerily, man! | |
| And then belay all, aye yeo! | |
| Chorus | |
Taken from "Shanty Seattle".