[Girls:]
There's a yacht in the harbour today,
Today, they say,
[Men:]
I'm not inclined to doubt it, girls!
In fact I've heard about it, girls!
[Girls:]
We wonder extremely what she,
What she may be.
[Men:]
We'll find it out to order, girls,
When once we go aboard her, girls!
[Girls:]
The captain will land with his crew,
His crew in blue.
[Contraltos:]
At first we think
They'll have a drink
And then to buy a cigar go,
[Sopranos:]
We'll sell all the jolly Jack Tars,
Jack Tars cigars!
[Men:]
They'll spend their pay
In half a day!
And we'll look into their cargo!
[All:]
A yacht, ahoy!
A yacht, a yacht,
Full of jolly young men and pretty ladies,
Come from Cadiz, bound for Hades,
Anywhere where it's fine and hot!
A yacht, a yacht, it's the sort of a lot
That gives you joy
Never failing
When you're sailing aboard of a yacht,
Ahoy!
[Girls:]
Oh the crew will be pretty young chaps,
Young chaps, perhaps,
[Men:]
I tell you as a duty, girls!
I rather doubt their beauty, girls!
[Girls:]
They'll treat us to wine when they come,
Or some old rum.
[Men:]
It hasn't paid the custom, girls,
I think I wouldn't trust 'em, girls!
[Girls:]
They'll take us to bull-fight and ball,
To ball and all.
[Contraltos:]
They'll sing and dance
And take a chance
Of flirting, too, if you let them!
[Sopranos:]
They'll offer us ribbons and things,
Nice things, like rings!
[Men:]
Young men on yachts
Will promise lots,
But don't you wish you may get them!
[All:]
A yacht, ahoy!
A yacht, a yacht,
Full of jolly young men and pretty ladies,
Come from Cadiz, bound for Hades,
Anywhere where it's fine and hot!
A yacht, a yacht, it's the sort of a lot
That gives you joy
Never failing
When you're sailing aboard of a yacht,
Ahoy!