Eighteen I'd never been far from home A young lad seekin' destiny This ship With a hundred hands or more To set sail on a stormy sea I don't know how we can find our way With only the stars in the sky To be our guide I was green inside When I heard the captain calling Anchors aweigh now Anchors aweigh We're underway now Anchors aweigh I've heard tales of boats that ran aground Ghost ships dead in the sun And of men bewitched by the siren's song Those that died were the lucky ones One wave can knock a man overboard And in the name of the crown A man could drown I was feeling down When I heard the captain calling Anchors aweigh now Anchors aweigh We're underway now Anchors aweigh