me bully boys of liverpool and i ll have you all beware when you sail on them packet ships no dungaree jackets wear but have a big monkey jacket all ready to your hand for there blows some cold nor westers on the banks of newfoundland we ll scrape her and we ll scrub her with holy stone and sand for there blows some cold nor westers on the banks of newfoundland we had jack lynch from ballynahinch mike murphy and some more and i tell you boys they suffered like hell on the way to baltimore they pawned their gear in liverpool and sailed as they did stand but there blow some cold nor westers on the banks of newfoundland we ll scrape her and we ll scrub her with holy stone and sand for there blows some cold nor westers on the banks of newfoundland now the mate he did stand on the fo c sle head and loudly he did roar come rattle her in me lucky lads you re bound for america s shore come wipe the blood off the dead man s face and haul or you ll be damned for there blow some cold nor westers on the banks of newfoundland we ll scrape her and we ll scrub her with holy stone and sand for there blows some cold nor westers on the banks of newfoundland so now we re off the hook me boys and the land is white with snow and soon we ll see the pay table and we ll spend the night below and on the docks comin down in flocks well those pretty girls they will say its snugger with me than out on the sea on the banks of newfoundland we ll scrape her and we ll scrub her with holy stone and sand for there blows some cold nor westers on the banks of newfoundland