There's a shore far down in an island town That we've long held out to see And it's where we're bound and we've all but drown On the way down to Maui And it's been six weeks since we left in July When we first put out to sea And we'll not be out for a while says I For at least a month or three 'Cause we’re bound for warmer weather And we'll brave the last length down 'Cause we’re all together, for worse or better Till we dock her in that town When we're there at last and we're out of the storm And we touch down on dry land There I'll find me a lass where the waters are warm And my boots are in the sand With the right degrees off the ocean breeze Any man could surely stay But I'd trade the seas for them Kahului trees For the rest of all my days 'Cause we're bound for warmer weather And we'll brave the last length down 'Cause we’re all together, for worse or better Till we dock her in that town And if it is our last endeavour Then we'll share with all this sound That we sailed together, for worse or better Till we docked her in that town Now we've braved the ice and the roaring winds And we've lost a share of men But in a heartbeat and for all my sins I'd sail with yis’ all again But we're bound for warmer weather And we'll brave the last length down 'Cause we're all together, for worse or better Till we dock her in that town And if it is our last endeavour Then we'll share with all this sound That we sailed together, for worse or better And we'll not pay heed to fast or measure And we'll drink like it's our last time together When we dock her in that town