Hoist me up, boys, in the gray dawn air The salt on the rail and the spray in my hair She comes through the mist with a ragged grin The Jolly Roger’s flying, so pull her in (haul her in) Black cloth snap, and the gulls all cry One white skull under an Irish sky I know that sign from the foam and foam It says, “No prayers here, lads, just get home” Jolly Roger, high and proud Jolly Roger, sing it loud Skull and bones on the rolling foam Jolly Roger brings us home (roll it, roll it) I’ve seen bright flags on a hundred masts But they fade like smoke when the cold wind blasts Give me that rag with the stitched-in spite And a crew that laughs in the teeth of night (laughs in the night) Lantern swing and the deck boards groan Every man here knows his own If the thunder calls, we answer back With a rattlin’ cheer and a keel-black track Jolly Roger, high and proud Jolly Roger, sing it loud Skull and bones on the rolling foam Jolly Roger brings us home (roll it, roll it) When the storm comes down, we bare our teeth And we dance on the line between life and grief If the sea wants blood, let it take the rain We’ll raise that flag again (raise it again) Jolly Roger, high and proud Jolly Roger, sing it loud Skull and bones on the rolling foam Jolly Roger brings us home Jolly Roger, let it fly Jolly Roger, touch the sky Till the last wave breaks on the stone Jolly Roger brings us home (roll it, roll it)
