Kipper the skipper, a man ae' the waves

He'll remember yer name in the morning

Pour him a dram and he'll tell ye a tale

The wan where a whale eats a dolphin

And the run in's wi mermaids, and engines a failin

An icebergs a' tearin a hole in his boat

Dreamin ae' land, wi' a jar in his hand

And the feelin ae' sand in his toes

So here's yin fir the wee man, in the swell far away fae the land

Only waves, he can see, only waves, he can see

Twenty three, forty, he's up in the north sea

Tryin to catch him a wage

And the pollack and cod, are all scarce and he'll reelin

Kipper is feelin his age

And the run ins wi mermaids, an' engines a failin

An' icebergs a' tearin a hole in his boat

Dreamin ae' land, wi a jar in his hand

And the feelin ae' sand in his toes

So here's yin fir the wee man, in the swell far away fae the land

Only waves, he can see, only waves, he can see

And we're all sittin here safe, as Kipper is grinding away

He's as old as he feels, he's as old as he feels