Hamborger Veermaster [English translation]

Ick hew mol en Hamborger Veermaster sehn,

to my hoodah, to my hoodah.

De Masten so scheev as den Schipper sien Been,

to my hoodah, hooday ho.

Blow, boys, blow for Californio!

There is plenty of gold, so I am told,

on the banks of Sacramento.

Blow, boys, blow for Californio!

There is plenty of gold, so I am told,

on the banks of Sacramento.

Dat Logis weer vull Wanzen,

de Kombüs weer vull Dreck

to my hoodah, to my hoodah.

De Beschüten, de löpen von sülven al weg

to my hoodah, hooday ho.

Blow, boys, blow for Californio!

There is plenty of gold, so I am told,

on the banks of Sacramento.

Blow, boys, blow for Californio!

There is plenty of gold, so I am told,

on the banks of Sacramento

to my hoodah, hooday.

De Lüüd för dat Schipp

würrn ok blots schanghaied

to my hoodah, hooday ho.

Blow, boys, blow for Californio!

There is plenty of gold, so I am told,

on the banks of Sacramento.

Blow, boys, blow for Californio!

There is plenty of gold, so I am told,

on the banks of Sacramento

on the banks of Sacramento.