[Verse 1: Soloist, Choir]
Oh, Renzo was no sailor
Renzo, boys, Renzo
He was just a stitching tailor
Renzo, boys, Renzo

[Verse 2: Soloist, Choir]
He was pressed on board a whaler
Renzo, boys, Renzo
He was just a hopeless failure
Renzo, boys, Renzo

[Verse 3: Soloist, Choir]
The captain gave him thirty
Renzo, boys, Renzo
But his daughter begged for mercy
Renzo, boys, Renzo

[Verse 4: Soloist, Choir]
She took him to her cabin
Renzo, boys, Renzo
Which got the crew a-jabbering
Renzo, boys, Renzo

[Verse 5: Soloist, Choir]
She gave him cake and water
Renzo, boys, Rеnzo
And a bit more than she ought to
Renzo, boys, Rеnzo
[Verse 6: Soloist, Choir]
She gave him rum and whiskey
Renzo, boys, Renzo
And it got him spry and frisky
Renzo, boys, Renzo

[Verse 7: Soloist, Choir]
Now Renzo is the skipper
Renzo, boys, Renzo
Of a leaky blackball clipper
Renzo, boys, Renzo
Renzo, boys, Renzo