VERSE ONE:

Shipmates listen unto me, I'll tell you in my song 
Of the things that happened to me 
When I come home from Hong Kong 

CHORUS: 

To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Annie 
Oh, you New York gals, Can't you dance the polka? 

VERSE TWO: 

As I walked down on Chatham Street a fair maid I did meet 
She asked me please to see her home, she lived on Bleeker Street 
Now if you'll only come with me you can have a treat 
You can have a glass of brandy and something nice to eat 

CHORUS: 
VERSE THREE: 

Before we sat down to eat we had several drinks 
The liquor was so awful strong I quickly fell asleep 

CHORUS: 
VERSE FOUR: 

When I awoke next morning I had an aching head 
My gold watch and my pocket-book and my lady friend had fled 
In looking round this little room nothing did I see 
But a woman's shoes and apron which now belonged to me 

CHORUS: 
VERSE FIVE: 

Now dressed in the lady's apron I wandered most forlorn 
Till Martin Churchill took me in and he sent me round Cape Horn 

CHORUS: (Twice) 

To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Annie 
Oh, you New York gals, Can't you dance the polka?