When the sun shines through a fog, Yo heave ho! Uncle Samuel drinks his grog: Yo heave ho! When the blue sky shows in pieces, Yo heave ho! Those are Uncle Samuel’s breeches: Yo heave ho! When a cloud is low and flat, Yo heave ho! That is Uncle Samuel’s hat: Yo heave ho! When the wind is loud and bad, Yo heave ho! Then Old Sam is getting mad: Yo heave ho! When the wind begins to bellow, Yo heave ho! Uncle Sam is in the cellar: Yo heave ho! When the sky is clean and red, Yo heave ho! Uncle Sam is gone to bed: Yo heave ho! When you hear the wind a-roaring, Yo heave ho! That is Uncle Sam a-snoring: Yo heave ho! When you see the lightning spooning, Yo heave ho! Then old Uncle Sam’s harpooning: Yo heave ho! When you hear the wind a-barking, Yo heave ho! Uncle Sam has gone a-sharking: Yo heave ho! When you see a santo-corpus, Yo heave ho! Uncle Sam is arter a porpus: Yo heave ho! When the water gabbles too much, Yo heave ho! Uncle Sam is talking Dutch: Yo heave ho! When the sea hawk’s scream is heard, Yo heave ho! He wants to know if there’s Dutch on board: Yo heave ho! When the wind’s before the rain, Yo heave ho! Soon you can make sail again: Yo heave ho! “Belay that song I say—’tis gettin’ weary:” Cried out a voice, “Let’s change to Mother Carey!” MOTHER CAREY With the wind old Mother Carey, Yo ho oh! Churns the sea to make her dairy: Yo ho oh! When you see a storm a-brewin’, Yo ho oh! That is Mother Carey’s doin’: Yo ho oh! When you see Mother Carey’s chickens, Yo ho oh! Then look out to catch the dickens! Yo ho oh! When you hear the icebergs rattle, Yo ho oh! Those are Mother Carey’s cattle: Yo ho oh! When you see them split—a-halving, Yo ho oh! Then Mother Carey’s cows are calving: Yo ho oh! When you see a flying fish, Yo ho oh! Lose no time but make your wish: Yo ho oh!