Three Sandwidge ships they lay in the bay
Timme way-hey-oh-hi-o
Awaitin' a bread knife to git underway
Oh, a long time ago.

Now one o' these packets was chock full o' ham
Timme way-hey-oh-hi-o
And t'others was loaded with Flora and spam
Oh, a long time ago.

An old woman was workin' away at the till
Timme way-hey-oh-hi-o
If she aint got sore fingers, she's workin' there, still
Oh, a long time ago.

The name of this woman I tell yer was jOan9
Timme way-hey-oh-hi-o
Workin' her fingers away to the bone
Oh, a long time ago.

The wind was a blowin', the ships they did roll
The customers was prayin' "Oh gawd bless my soul!"

Now here comes the mate, he's all covered in stew
It could have been worse, he was sittin' in the loo

They once hung a man for serving up peas
The eggs he did cook was covered in grease

They thought the stove was set alight
By some old woman every night

They thought the world was shaped like a bap
And old jOhn9s spellin' was nothin but crap

Now Georgiansilver he sat on the throne
A man pulled the chain, and then he was gone

(Ahaaa matey, a flame shanty way be startin'!)