Dekk Bord [English translation]

It was a long winter, but spring finally came

And all the men on the ship held a feast

Yeah, through long-lived nights and much blood and sweat

The helmsman toiled like a horse

He was a scrawny little oddball who was hungry for experience

But the rations were mostly water and corn

He stood by the helm all day, and wagered with Skagen

About the fastest way to Cape Horn

Set the table

When the sea was calm, we would get free from the clamor

Everyone sat down and played cards

The helmsman dealt while the rest of us played

And money changed owners quite fast

Carlos was distraught while many others smiled

They said "we're fleecing Carlos for all he has!"

And later when the verdict came, Carlos had lost it all

It was because he only collected spades

Row, row home to Transylvania

Forget about personalia1 and other trivialities

Set the table, send a telegram to Victoria

Because soon we will arrive

Victoria, set the table!

We had lost a couple of men, Carlos was the last

It happened when we lay at port in Marseille

He lost a drinking competition against The Belgian Chimpanzee

And now he sails no more.

In Hong Kong there was chaos, we struck reefs outside Laos

We never thought we get away alive

Then a native tribe came out and though the ship was a god

And hauled us out to open sea

Row, row home to Transylvania

Forget about personalia and other trivialities

Set the table, send a telegram to Victoria

Because soon we will arrive

Yeah, we sing

Row, row home to Transylvania

Forget about personalia and other trivialities

Set the table, send a telegram to Victoria

Because soon we will arrive

Set the table!

Victoria, set the table!

1. the personal information and belongings of an individual

• Artist:Kaizers Orchestra
• Album:Ompa Til Du Dør