| Tell me, what is this sailboat's name? |
| It's the Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| Tell me, what is this sailboat's name? |
| It's the Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| Who is the man that built this fine boat? |
| The Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| Richardson, Richardson built this fine boat. |
| The Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| And now me boys, we are bound out to sea, |
| On the Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| Windward Caroline come down to me. |
| On the Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| She's lovely aloft & she's lovely below, |
| The Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| But best on her back as you very well know. |
| The Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| Pick her up boys and bring her down, |
| The Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| Hang on tight as she bounces around. |
| The Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| The blackbird sang and the crow did caw, |
| On the Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| Got to set this sail by half past four. |
| On the Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| I'd give the world, boys, and all I know, |
| On the Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| To turn and roll with me Lucy-o. |
| On the Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| Away, away in St. Georges town, |
| The Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| The rats come butting the houses down. |
| The Whaleboat Malarkey! |
| (repeat first verse) |
Taken from Shanty Seattle