I've been working so long
I've been working so hard
Ooh, ah

And what have I got to show for it?
Got 1 8th of an acre yard

Now I want to sail away hey hey hey
I gotta leave today

They said if I work real hard
That I would be proud
MM mm
But I work and I sweat and I slave and I'm still
Just another face in the crowd

Now I, I want to sail away hey hey hey
I, I gotta leave today

SFX

A flying fish sir, shall we follow it?
Aye, and pull up the grunion
Aim for the moon
Vortex adrift sir, drop the mainsail
Your job's on the plank sir, shall we make it walk

I've been searching so hard
And I've been searching so long
Every time I was sure of the answer
I found that I was wrong

Now I I want to sail away hey hey hey
I I gotta leave today

Prepare the mainsail Mr. Christian

Now I I want to sail away hey hey hey
I need a holiday

Land ho

Now I I want to sail away hey hey hey
I checked out yesterday

Fasten the dingy, fasten your own dingy etc

Now I I want to sail away hey hey hey
I don't want to fade away