Oh, the time is near upon us
And now we must away (Away, dear Molly)
For our coffer's lying empty
But a ship lies in the bay (Away, dear Molly)
Now the light is gone from the sky
A single white tear it falls from your eye
And when the morning light comes
Will be the last time that I see the sun
So haul away, Antarctica
So haul away, Antarctica
Oh, the Lord has many creatures
Great and small (Away, dear Molly)
And I'm off to put a spike
Into the greatest of them all (Away, dear Molly)
Where the wind's a white bar of light
And sailors can spend six months in the night
Where the ice is fast closing in
And all that is warm is a bottle of gin
Haul away, Antarctica
So haul away, Antarctica
Oh, the time has come upon us
And now we must away (Away, dear Molly)
For our coffer's lying empty
But a ship lies in the bay (Away, dear Molly)
If she's sh**e for back to the front
She'll bear us to hunt the gray and the blue
And when the moon's in the sky
Just pray me alive and back home to you
Haul away, Antarctica
So haul away, Antarctica