Haul Away Joe

When I was a little lad and so me mother told me, Hey haul away, we'll haul away Joe. That if I did not kiss the girls me lips would grow all moldy. Hey haul away, we'll haul away Joe.

Hey haul away, the good ship now is rolling. Hey haul away, we'll haul away Joe.

First I had a Yankee girl, but she was fat and lazy. Hey haul away, we'll haul away Joe. But now I got an Irish girl. She damn near drove me crazy. Hey haul away, we'll haul away Joe.

King Louis was the king of France before the revolution. Hey haul away, we'll haul away Joe. And then he got his head chopped off. It spoiled his constitution. Hey haul away, we'll haul away Joe.

Saint Patrick was a gentleman. He came from decent people. Hey haul away, we'll haul away Joe. He built a church in Dublintown and on it put a steeple. Hey haul away, we'll haul away Joe.

Hey haul away, we're bound for better weather. Hey haul away, we'll haul away Joe.

Hey haul away, we'll haul away together. Hey haul away, we'll haul away Joe.