Santiano [English translation]

It's a famous three-master, thin like a bird

Heave high! Santiano!

Eighteen knots, four hundred tons

I'm proud to be a sailor here

Keep the wave right, keep the wind right

Heave high! Santiano!

If it's God's will, always straight on

We'll reach as far as San Francisco

Oh, the wind was foul and the seas ran high

Heave away! Santiano!

She shipped it green and none went by

Along the plains of Mexico!

Keep the wave right, keep the wind right

Heave high! Santiano!

If it's God's will, always straight on

We'll reach as far as San Francisco

I set off for many long months, leaving Margot

Heave high! Santiano!

My heart broke when I thought of her

While rounding the lights of Saint-Malo

Keep the wave right, keep the wind right

Heave high! Santiano!

If it's God's will, always straight on

We'll reach as far as San Francisco

We swear by rote for want of more

Heave away! Santiano!

But now we're through so we'll go on shore

Along the plains of Mexico

Keep the wave right, keep the wind right

Heave high! Santiano!

If it's God's will, always straight on

We'll reach as far as San Francisco

Keep the wave right, keep the wind right

Heave high! Santiano!

If it's God's will, always straight on

We'll reach as far as San Francisco

• Artist:The Longest Johns