| Gotta a whale of a tale to tell you lad. | 
| It’s a whale of a tale or two, | 
| About the flappin' fish and girls, I’ve loved on nights like this, | 
| With the moon above. | 
| And a whale of a tale, | 
| It’s all true, | 
| I swear by my tattoo. | 
| There was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagascar. | 
| She would kiss me, | 
| Anytime that i would ask her. | 
| Then one evening, her flame of love blew out, | 
| Blow me down and pick me up, | 
| She swapped me for a trout. | 
| Gotta a whale of a tale to tell you lad. | 
| It’s a whale of a tale or two, | 
| About the flappin' fish and girls, I’ve loved on nights like this, | 
| With the moon above. | 
| And a whale of a tale, | 
| It’s all true, | 
| I swear by my tattoo. | 
| There was Typoon Tessie, met on the Coast of Java. | 
| When we kissed I… bubbled up like molten lava. | 
| Then she gave me, | 
| The scare of my young life. | 
| Blow me down and pick me up, | 
| She was the captain’s wife. | 
| Gotta a whale of a tale to tell you lad. | 
| It’s a whale of a tale or two, | 
| About the flappin' fish and girls, I’ve loved on nights like this, | 
| With the moon above. | 
| And a whale of a tale, | 
| It’s all true, | 
| I swear by my tattoo. | 
| Then there was Harpoon Hannah, | 
| Had a look that spelled out danger. | 
| My heart quivered, | 
| When she whispered, «I'm there stranger.» | 
| Bought her trinkets, | 
| That sailors can’t afford. | 
| Sailors can’t afford. | 
| And when spent my last red cent, | 
| She tossed my overboard. | 
| Gotta a whale of a tale to tell you lad. | 
| It’s a whale of a tale or two, | 
| About the flappin' fish and girls, I’ve loved on nights like this, | 
| With the moon above. | 
| And a whale of a tale, | 
| It’s all true, | 
| I swear by my tattoo! |