Oh, poor old Reuben Ranzo Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Oh, poor old Reuben Ranzo Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Oh, Ranzo was no sailor Ranzo boys, Ranzo So he shipped aboard a whaler Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Oh, Ranzo was no beauty Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo So he couldn't do his duty Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Oh, because he was so dirty Ranzo, boys, Ranzo He give him five and thirty Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Oh, the skipper's daughter Suzy Ranzo, boys, Ranzo Well, she begged her dad for mercy Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Oh, she give him wine and water Ranzo, boys, Ranzo And a bit more than she ought to Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Well, he got his first mate papers Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo He's a terror to the whalers Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Now he's known wherever them whale-fish blow Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo As the hardest master on the go Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo