these old rusty sails still guide my way open waters to the edge of a quiet bay when my ship rolls in on a gentle wave i see clouds of powder from shots that were aimed at me oh no cannonball wont take us down won t break these walls or sink sink my sturdy ships down dont you think think you could ever make drown oh oh cannonball oh oh my cannonball oh oh cannonball gonna take us in take us in take us in take us in im no pirate babe i dont act that way float my boat on a quarter note sea sway there s no need for this all this hostile fire but rest assured when waters are stirred we all ride the tide and nothing is yours oh no cannonball gonna take us down gonna break our walls and sink sink just another ship down dont you think think you could ever make drown oh oh cannonball oh oh my cannonball oh oh cannonball gonna take us in take us in take us in take us in oh woah la de da ya ya