Take the wheel I hear the tim bers creak ing
Take the wheel I think this ship is sink ing
Ja mai ca seems so far and I've been think ing
Old Bil ly Bones has gone to sea and quit his dock side drink ing
Check it out, check it out, check it out
And when I'm dead who'll fly the White Bird home
I'm not the an cient mar i ner your chil dren know
And the sea's the field these old jack tars have sown
Cuz Bil ly Bones just wants to know who'll fly the White Bird home
Check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out
Oh your ma jes ty, your ma jes ty. I heard the bo sun cry
Bil ly Bones has washed a shore, u pon a for eign tide, tide, tide, tide, tide, tide, tide, tide
Check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out
Check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out
Oh your ma jes ty, your ma jes ty. I heard the bo sun cry
Bil ly Bones has washed a shore, u pon a for eign tide, tide, tide, tide, tide, tide, tide, tide
Check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out
Check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out
Check it out, check it out, OH YEAH! Check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out
