[Verse 1]
Oh, hand me down my riding cane
I'm off to meet my darling Jane

[Chorus]
And a hog-eye
Railroad navvy with his hog-eye
Steady on the jig with a hog-eye
Oh, she wants the hog-eye man

[Verse 2]
Oh, the hog-eye man is the man for me
Sailing down from Wallslough sea

[Chorus]
And a hog-eye
Railroad navvy with his hog-eye
Steady on the jig with a hog-eye
Oh, she wants the hog-eye man

[Verse 3]
Oh, he come to the shack where Sally did dwell
He knocked on the door and he rung her bell

[Chorus]
And a hog-eye
Railroad navvy with his hog-eye
Steady on the jig with a hog-eye
Oh, she wants the hog-eye man
[Verse 4]
Oh, who’s been here since I been gone?
Railroad navvy with his sea-boots on

[Chorus]
And a hog-eye
Railroad navvy with his hog-eye
Steady on the jig with a hog-eye
Oh, she wants the hog-eye man

[Verse 5]
If I catch him here with Sally once more
I'll sling my hook, go to sea once more

[Chorus]
And a hog-eye
Railroad navvy with his hog-eye
Steady on the jig with a hog-eye
Oh, she wants the hog-eye man

[Verse 6]
Oh, Sally's in the garden sifting sand
The hog-eye man sitting hand in hand

[Chorus]
And a hog-eye
Railroad navvy with his hog-eye
Steady on the jig with a hog-eye
Oh, she wants the hog-eye man
[Verse 7]
Oh, Sally’s in the garden punching duff
Cheeks of her arse go chuff, chuff, chuff

[Chorus]
And a hog-eye
Railroad navvy with his hog-eye
Steady on the jig with a hog-eye
Oh, she wants the hog-eye man

[Verse 8]
Oh, I won't bear a hog-eye, damned if I do
Got chiggers in his feet and he can't wear shoes

[Chorus]
And a hog-eye
Railroad navvy with his hog-eye
Steady on the jig with a hog-eye
Oh, she wants the hog-eye man

[Verse 9]
Oh, the hog-eye man is the man for me
He is blind and he cannot see

[Chorus]
And a hog-eye
Railroad navvy with his hog-eye
Steady on the jig with a hog-eye
Oh, she wants the hog-eye man
[Verse 10]
Oh, a hog-eye ship and a hog-eye crew
Hog-eye mate and a skipper too

[Chorus]
And a hog-eye
Railroad navvy with his hog-eye
Steady on the jig with a hog-eye
Oh, she wants the hog-eye man