I've been overseas for almost a year   Any time now precious land should appear   I've been away from my lover so long   Look there matey, but I could be wrong      Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy   (Ahoy land ahoy, papa's toy l'ahoy)   Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy   (Ahoy land ahoy, papa's toy l'ahoy)   Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy   (Ahoy land ahoy, papa's toy l'ahoy)   Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy   (Ahoy land ahoy, papa's toy l'ahoy)      Listen here matey, in an hour or so   We'll be sitting on the land that we know   We'll leave this ship and run to outstretched arms   And soon we'll be living with our lover's charms      Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy   (Ahoy land ahoy, papa's toy l'ahoy)   Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy   (Ahoy land ahoy, papa's toy l'ahoy)   Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy   (Ahoy land ahoy, papa's toy l'ahoy)   Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy   (Ahoy land ahoy, papa's toy l'ahoy)      Listen here matey, in an hour or so   We'll be sitting on the land that we know   We'll leave this ship and run to outstretched arms   And soon we'll be living with our lover's charms      Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy   (Ahoy land ahoy, papa's toy l'ahoy)   Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy   (Ahoy land ahoy, papa's toy l'ahoy)   Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy   (Ahoy land ahoy, papa's toy l'ahoy)   Oh land ahoy, land ahoy, sailor boy   (Ahoy land ahoy, papa's toy l'ahoy)