L:* Won't you help me to raise 'em boys      C: Hey, hey, honey
L: Won't you help me to raise 'em boys       C: Hey, hey honey
L: Won't you help me to raise 'em and I'll . C: See you when the sun goes down


Oh the weight is on the mate's boat.             C: Hey,hey ,honey
Oh the weight is on the mate's boat.             C: Hey, hey, honey
Oh the weight is on the mate's boat and I'll    C: See you when the sun goes down

L: Oh the weight's on the captain's boat             C: Hey, hey, honey
L: Oh the weight's on the captain's boat             C: Hey, hey, honey
L: Oh the weight's on the captain's boat and I'll. C: See you when the sun goes down


We're waiting on the donkey man.   C: Hey, hey, honey
We're waiting on the donkey man.   C: Hey, hey, honey
We're waiting on the donkey man and I'll    C: See you when the sun goes down

Oh the weight is on the donkyman.               C: Hey, hey, honey
Oh the weight is on the donkyman.               C: Hey, hey, honey
Oh the weight is on the donkyman and I'll    C: See you when the sun goes down

I got a long tall yellow gal.                   C: Hey, hey, honey
I got a long tall yellow gal.                   C: Hey, hey, honey
I got a long tall yellow gal and I'll          C: See you when the sun goes down


I got a girl in Georga boys.          C: Hey, hey, honey
Her name is Alvolina boys.i         C: Hey, hey, honeY
Her name is Alvolina and I'll       C: See you when the sun goes down

She'll be waitin' on the dockside...
She'll be waitin' on the dockside...
She'll be waitin' on the dockside and I'll    C: See you when the sun goes down


We're waiting on the donkey man
We're waiting on the donkey man
We're waiting on the donkey man and I'll    C: See you when the sun goes down


Oh the crew are gonna leave ya cap'm               C: Hey, hey, honey
Oh the crew are gonna leave ya cap'm.             C: Hey, hey, honey
Oh, the crew are gonna leave ya cap'm and I'll   C: See you when the sun goes down
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next pay day cap'm.                                  C: Hey, hey, honey
next pay day cap'm.                                  C: Hey, hey, honey
We'll leave ya next pay day cap'm and I'll C: See you when the sun goes down

Oh won't you help me to raise em now.               C: Hey, hey, honey
Oh won't you help me to raise em now.               C: Hey, hey, honey
Oh won't you help me to raise em now and I'll    C: See you when the sun goes down

* "L" is sung by the leader; "C" is sung by the crew.