Pain of hunger's growing stronger The wages are gone Can't wait no longer I have to sign on under every flag If I want to live, I have to fag Engaged, I hit the sea Never thought of mutiny The work is hard, the pay is low We're treated bad, our anger grows The water barrels going bad Daily a sailor dies by fag Whip cracks pain's their holy law If they're going too far this means war Stand up and fight A seaman disobeys a law The whip cracks, flowing gore He gets a hundred cuts, one too much His death feeds our grudge The waterbarrels going bad Daily a sailor dies by fag Whip cracks pain's their holy law If they're going too far this means war With grinning looks we precede Revenge for the ones who'd bleed Encircling bastards who killed Their eyes show fear, they're thrilled