1. An' I wish I was a sailor, aboard a man of war,
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war.
An' I wish I was a loader, aboard a man of war,
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war.
Pretty work, brave boys,
Pretty work, I say,
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war!
2. An' I wish I was a gunner, aboard a man of war,
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war.
An' I wish I was a boarder, aboard a man of war,
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war.
3. An' I wish I was a cookie, aboard a man of war,
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war.
An' I wish I was a look-out, aboard a man of war,
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war.
4. An' I wish I was a steward, aboard a man of war,
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war.
An' I wish I was a captain, aboard a man of war,
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war.
5. An' I wish I was a commodore, aboard a man of war,
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war.
An' I wish I was a hero, aboard a man of war,
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war.
