Sie hieß Mary-Ann

At fourteen, he started as a cabin boy
He was the youngest, but he was already a man
A man like a tree and strong as a bear
So he sailed over the sea for the first time

She was named Mary-Ann and was his ship
He remained faithful to her, which no one understood
There were so many ships so beautiful and big
But Mary-Ann wouldn't let him go
Mary-Ann wouldn't let him go

As a sailor, he had his eighteen karats
And after the 3rd voyage, he was already a mate
And every captain was after him
But changing ships was terribly hard for him

She was named Mary-Ann and was his ship
He remained faithful to her, which no one understood
There were so many ships so beautiful and big
But Mary-Ann wouldn't let him go
Mary-Ann wouldn't let him go

And when he became first mate one day
He fell in love with a girl with straw-blond hair
He gave her his heart, but she wasn't faithful
So he soon went back to sea. Ahoy!

She was named Mary-Ann and was his ship
He remained faithful to her, which no one understood
There were so many ships so beautiful and big
But Mary-Ann wouldn't let him go
Mary-Ann wouldn't let him go

After each voyage, he swore: "Now I'll retire"
He swore it as a captain, but she became his grave
Mary-Ann sank on May 19th
During a hurricane off the Hudson Bay

She was named Mary-Ann and was his ship
He remained faithful to her, which no one understood
There were so many ships so beautiful and big
But Mary-Ann wouldn't let him go
Mary-Ann wouldn't let him go