The night was dark
The seas were rough
The port lay
straight ahead
The booze ran out
The men grew tired
And this is
what they said
Captain if you cannot
find a place
to set her down
Then you'll be sleeping
right along this vessel
in the ground
Well the jolly roger
pulled through
And made it
to the land
We disembarked
Went into town with
vengence in our hand
The children cried
The women sighed
The men would
turn their heads
So with a smile
we chanted loud and
this is what we said
Oo-oh oo-oh
Raise 'em in the air
We'll knock you up
And slap you down
And never seem to care
Oo-oh oo-oh
Another one for me
We're the filthy vermin
That'll set you
people free
We're the filthy vermin
That'll set you
people free
With nothing left
for us to drink
The night was
winding down
But still the girls
kept swaggering
And still hanging around
Oh mister can you tell me
where I can find a man
The only thing
that you'll find's
the back side
of me hand
Oo-oh oo-oh
Raise 'em in the air
We'll knock you up
And slap you down
And never seem to care
Oo-oh oo-oh
Another one for me
We're the filthy vermin
That'll set you
people free
We're the filthy vermin
That'll set you
people free
Oo-oh oo-oh
Raise 'em in the air
We'll knock you up
And slap you down
And never seem to care
Oo-oh oo-oh
Another round for me
We're the filthy vermin
That'll set you
people free
We're the filthy vermin
That'll set you
people free