[Verse]
Twas a cold and frosty morning in December,
And all of me money, it was spent,
Oh, where it went to, oh, Lord, I can't remember,
So, down to the shipping office went.

[Chorus]
Sing, "Paddy, lie back, (Sing Paddy lie back.)
Take in your slack, (Take in your slack.)
Take your turn, put on your caps and leap aboard,
About ship's for England, boys be handy,
For we're bound for Valaparaiso round the Horn."

[Verse]
Oh, last night there was a great demand for sailors,
For the Colonies, for Frisco and for France,
So I shipped a board barque 'The Hotspur',
And was paralytic drunk before I went.

[Chorus]
Sing, "Paddy, lie back, (Sing Paddy lie back.)
Take in your slack, (Take in your slack.)
Take your turn, put on your caps and leap aboard,
About ship's for England, boys be handy,
For we're bound for Valaparaiso round the Horn."

[Verse]
There were Frenchmen, there were Germans, there were Russians,
And there was Jolly Jacques came just across from France,
And not one of them could speak a word of English,
But they'd answer to the name of Bill or Dan.

[Chorus]
Sing, "Paddy, lie back, (Sing Paddy lie back.)
Take in your slack, (Take in your slack.)
Take your turn, put on your caps and leap aboard,
About ship's for England, boys be handy,
For we're bound for Valaparaiso round the Horn."

[Verse]
I woke up in the morning sick and sore,
I wished I'd never sailed away again,
Then a voice it came thundering through the floor,
"Get up and pay attention to your name!"

[Chorus]
Sing, "Paddy, lie back, (Sing Paddy lie back.)
Take in your slack, (Take in your slack.)
Take your turn, put on your caps and leap aboard,
About ship's for England, boys be handy,
For we're bound for Valaparaiso round the Horn."

[Verse]
I wish that I was in the Jolly Sailor,
With Molly or with Katy on me knee,
Now I see most any men are sailors,
And with me flipper I wipe away me tears.

[Chorus]
Sing, "Paddy, lie back, (Sing Paddy lie back.)
Take in your slack, (Take in your slack.)
Take your turn, put on your caps and leap aboard,
About ship's for England, boys be handy,
For we're bound for Valaparaiso round the Horn."

[Chorus]
Sing, "Paddy, lie back, (Sing Paddy lie back.)
Take in your slack, (Take in your slack.)
Take your turn, put on your caps and leap aboard,
About ship's for England, boys be handy,
For we're bound for Valaparaiso round the Horn.".