I served my time in the Black Ball Line,
To me way-aye-aye, hurrah!
In the black Ball Line I served my time,
Hurrah for the Black Ball Line!

The Black Ball ships they are good and true,
And they are the ships for me and you.

For once there was a Black Ball ship
That fourteen knots an hour could clip.

You will surely find a rich gold mine;
Just take a trip in the Black Ball Line.

Just take a trip to Liverpool,
To Liverpool, that Yankee school.

The Yankee sailors you'll see there,
With red-top boots and short-cut hair.