Ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi   Ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi   Ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi   (Ship ahoi)      In the motion of the ocean, hear the cold wind blowing      Down the ocean a ship comes riding through the waves   Filled with hundreds of men they take as slaves   Just long for their true homeland, Africa   And to be saved, they want to be free      Men, women and baby slaves   Coming to the land of liberty, liberty      Ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi   (Ship ahoi)   Ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi   (Ship ahoi)      They are tired of waiting for a brand new day   Some of them sing and chant, some of them pray   And some men got a little tired too   No one knows if the journey pay      Ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi   (Ship ahoi)   Ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi   (Ship ahoi)      Down the ocean a ship comes riding through the waves   Filled with hundreds of men they take as slaves   Just long for their true homeland, Africa   And to be saved, they want to be free      Men, women and baby slaves   Coming to the land of liberty, liberty      Ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi   (Ship ahoi)   Ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi   (Ship ahoi)      Ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi   (Ship ahoi)   Ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi, ship ahoi   (Ship ahoi)