Oh, poor old Reuben Ranzo
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo
Oh, poor old Reuben Ranzo
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

Oh, Ranzo was no sailor
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo
So he shipped aboard a whaler
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

Oh, Ranzo was no beauty
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo
So he couldn't do his duty
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

Because he was so dirty
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo
They gave him five and thirty
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

The skipper gave him thirty
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo
But his daughter begged for mercy
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

She give him wine and water
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo
And a bit more than she ought to
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo
She gave him education
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo
And she taught him navigation
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

Well, he got his first mate papers
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo
He's a terror to the whalers
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo

Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!