It'll take a long, long time
Oh, it'll take such a long, long time
There's no one to score the game
It'll take a long, long time
As to the waves they're tossed
Oh, they are all gentlemen
And there is no body living in this town
And it'll take a long, long time
Must go to join the cruel flow
There is no need for rules
And it'll take a long, long time
And the fretful sailors calling out their woes
If there is a reason each of them
It'll take a long, long time
As even knows its name
It'll take a long, long time
And never will they know
