THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (Ahoy! Ahoy! Ahoy!)
Lyrics: Ervin Drake - Music: Jimmy Shirl

Richard Hayes - Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra and Chorus


The Flying Dutchman was a phantom ship, ahoy! 
Ahoy, ahoy!
'Twas doomed to sail upon an endless trip, ahoy! 
Ahoy, ahoy! 
No crew and no skipper to guide her, 
She sailed on a right even keel.
Ol' seadogs would swear that the devil was there
With his hand at the wheel!

Hark to a tale, me lads!
Hark to a sailor's tale!

The Flying Dutchman roamed the foamy seas, ahoy! 
Ahoy, ahoy! 
>From Madagascar to the East Indies, ahoy!
Ahoy, ahoy!
'Tis said when a gale was a blowin',
The sea phantom hove into view.
Then over the gale came the blood-curdlin' wail
Of the doomed phantom crew!

Hark to a tale, me lads!
Hark to a sailor's tale!

The Flying Dutchman was a happy craft, ahoy!
Ahoy, ahoy!
Until one stormy night the devil laughed, ahoy!
Ahoy, ahoy!
The skipper played dice with ol' Satan;
His ship and his crew were the cost.
He picked up the dice, with his soul as the price,
And he tossed -
And he lost! 

The Flying Dutchman was a phantom ship, ahoy!
Ahoy, ahoy!
And to this day she sails an endless trip, ahoy!
Ahoy, ahoy!
Ahoy, ahoy!
Ahoy!




(Contributed by Lou Rugani - The Music of the Stars - May 2009)