Cape Cod boys don’t got no sleds
Heave away, heave away
They slide down hills on codfish heads
For we’re bound for Australia
Heave away me bonny bonny boys
Heave away, heave away
Heave away and don’t you make a noise
For we’re bound for Australia
Cape Cod girls don’t got no combs…
They comb their hair with codfish bones…
Cape Cod moms don’t bake no pies
They feed their children codfish eyes
Cape Cod cats don’t got no tails
They lost them all in Cape Cod gales
Cape Cod dogs don’t got no bite
They lost it barking at the Cape Cod light
Cape Cod doctors got no pills
They give their patients codfish gills
Cape Cod ladies don’t give no thrills
They’re plain and skinny as the codfish gills
[alternate version]
Cape Cod boys don’t got no sleds
Haul away, haul away
They slide down hills on codfish heads
And we’re bound away for Australia
So heave her up my bully bully boys, now
Haul away, haul away
Well heave her up and don’t you make a noise
And we’re bound away for Australia