Words:  © 1995 Marian Woestenburg; Music: © 1995 Ger Lamerus

From the group Drifhout (Driftwood) from the island of Vlieland in the Netherlands.

1. Hear me out you sailor man
   Try to listen if you can
   Have you ever wondered noe
   What makes this lady go?Chorus:
   Hé, ho down below
   Dust and coal, dust and coal
   Hé, ho down below
   Our ship got to go.
2. Deep down in this lady’s womb
   The poor sods of the engine room
   Working in this flaming Hell,
   Our ship has got to go!
3. The sun will never shine down there
   We never breath the salty air
   We never feel the wind that blows
   Our ship has got to go!
4. And when we are going for the worst
   The first mate he will swear and curse
   And we will always get the blame
   Our ship has got to go!
5. Although we never seen a soul
   Better than being on the dole
   God let me sail until I’m old
   Our ship has got to go!