[Chorus]
Remember December of fifty-nine
The howling wind and driving rain
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, 'Mona' was her name

[Verse 1]
The wind did blow and the sea rose up
Beat the land with mighty waves
At Saint Andrew's Bay, the lightship fought
The sea until her moorings gave

[Verse 1]
The captain signaled to the shore
"We must have help or we'll go down"
From Broughty Ferry at 2 A.M.​
They sent the lifeboat Mona

[Verse 1]
Eight men formed that gallant crew
They set their boat against the main
The wind's so hard and the sea's so rough
We'll never see land or home again

[Verse 1]
Three hours went by and the Mona called
"The wind blows hard and the sea runs high"
In the morning on Carnusty Beach
The Mona and her crew did lie
[Chorus]
Remember December of fifty-nine
The howling wind and driving rain
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, 'Mona' was her name

[Verse 1]
Five lay drowned in the Chalon there
Two were washed up on the shore
Eight men died when the boat capsized
And the eighth is lost forever more

[Chorus]
Remember December of fifty-nine
The howling wind and driving rain
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, 'Mona' was her name

[Chorus]
Remember December of fifty-nine
The howling wind and driving rain
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, 'Mona' was her name