Old Johnny he's seen mermaids 
when he run aground
They carried him ashore 
when he was shure to drown
They say old Johnnies mad 
seawaters turned his head
But he alone survived 
all his colleagues dead
Old Johnny's seen King Neptune 
in the wildest storm
He alone survived 
while sailing round the horn
He carried him to safety 
while all around him died
Now Johnny tells his stories 
at the old portside
Old Johnnies been at sea 
60 years or more
Sailed a million miles 
fucked a thousand whores
He's heard King Neptune sing 
he's heard the mermaids cry
They'll take him out to sea 
when it's his turn to die