By 8 O'clock the bar is completely packed with people from around the world
Everybody's talkin' about where they're staying, what they've seen
And the bar staff keep makin' runs for more beer and liquor
After an hour people are swimmin' in the river out back
And no, no one brought their swim trunks
A couple of local boys get up with their accordions and fiddles
And someone brings out an ugly stick

Farewell to all you pretty ladies wavin' from the dock
Heave away, me jollies, heave away
And if we do return to you, we'll make your cradles rock
Heave away, me jollies byes, we're all bound away

Farewell, you Newfoundlander byes, you're leavin' us alone
Heave away, me jollies, heave away
And if you find another, we've got lovers of our own
Heave away, me jollies byes, we're all bound away

And then we get the karaoke goin'
Near, far
Wherever we are
Woo!
Then we decide to have a bit of a ceremony
Let's make these people honorary Newfoundlanders