[Вступление]:
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy
In the motion of the ocean, hear the cold wind blowing
[Куплет 1]:
Down the ocean a ship comes riding through the waves
Filled with hundreds of men they take as slaves
Just long for their true Homeland Africa
And to be saved they want to be free
Men, women and baby slaves
Coming to the land of liberty, liberty
[Припев]:
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
[Куплет 2]:
They are tired of waiting for a brand new day
Some of them sing and chant, some of them pray
And some men got a little tired too
No one knows if the journey pay
[Припев]:
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
[Куплет 3]:
Down the ocean a ship comes riding through the waves
Filled with hundreds of men they take as slaves
Just long for their true Homeland Africa
And to be saved they want to be free
Men, women and baby slaves
Coming to the land of liberty, liberty
[Кода]:
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)