Ick heff mol een Hamborger Veermaster sehn,
To my hooday! To my hooday!
De Masten so scheep as den Schipper sien Been,
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
Blow, boys, blow, for Californio,
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told,
On the banks of Sacramento.
Dat Deck weer vull Isen, vull Schiet un vull Smeer.
To my hooday! To my hooday!
Rein Schipp weer de Schietgäng ehr greutztes Pläseer
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
Blow, boys, blow, for Californio,
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told,
On the banks of Sacramento.
Dat Logis weer voll Wanzen, dei Kombüs weer voll Dreck
To my hooday! To my hooday!
De Beschüten, de leupen von sülvens all wiet.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
Blow, boys, blow, for Californio,
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told,
On the banks of Sacramento.
Dat Soltfleesch weer greun, un de Speck wör vull Modn.
To my hooday! To my hooday!
Un Köm geef dat blots an Wiehnachtsobend.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
Blow, boys, blow, for Californio,
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told,
On the banks of Sacramento.
Un wulln wi mol seiln, ick sech ji dat nur,
To my hooday! To my hooday!
Denn lööp he dree vorut un veer wedder retur.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
Blow, boys, blow, for Californio,
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told,
On the banks of Sacramento.
Un as dat Schipp, so weer ok de Kaptein,
To my hooday! To my hooday!
De Lüüd för dat Schipp, de weern ok blots schangheit.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
Blow, boys, blow, for Californio,
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told,
On the banks of Sacramento.