Kind friends and companions, come join me in rhyme 
Come lift up your voices in chorus with mine 
Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain 
For we may and might never all meet here again 

Chorus:
Here's a health to the company and one to my lass 
Let us drink and be merry all out of one glass 
Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain 
For we may and might never all meet here again 

Here's a health to the dear lass that I love so well 
Her style and her beauty, sure none can excel 
There's a smile upon her countenance as she sits on my knee 
Sure there's no one in in this wide world as happy as we 

Our ship lies at harbor, she's ready to dock 
I hope she's safe landed without any shock 
If e'er we should meet again by land or by sea 
I will always remember your kindness to me