Elephant Island

On an island to the south
Far from cities and ports
A score of men are waiting
For their captain to return
He sailed off with four others
Many miles to the north
The isle of South Georgia
Will serve as their port

Ay, dee-i
Dee-i, dee-oh
Been a long time since we got here
Be a long time 'till we go
Ay, dee-i
Dee-i, dee-oh
Been a long time since we got here
Be a long time 'till we go

On the fifth of December
We set off for the south
It was not two days later
When some wee ice we encount'
The ice she got bigger
And squeezed us together
She sent us off-course
But the worst was yet to come

As she brought down our ship
We put down our cat
We cancelled our journey
And tried to head back
In the Dudley, the Caird
And the Stancomb we sailed
'Till hell-of-an-island
Appeared in our sights

Ay, dee-i
Dee-i, dee-oh
Been a long time since we got here
Be a long time 'till we go
Ay, dee-i
Dee-i, dee-oh
Been a long time since we got here
Be a long time 'till we go

Since landing on this isle
We've ain't had it good
The Snuggery's been crowded
With people and füd
Percy got frostbite
And we cut off his toe
But Shackleton's 'a coming
And I can't wait to go

Ay, dee-i
Dee-i, dee-oh
Been a long time since we got here (Ay, dee-i)
Be a long time 'till we go (dee-i, dee-oh)
Ay, dee-i
Dee-i, dee-oh
Been a long time since we got here (Ay, dee-i)
Be a long time 'till we go (dee-i, dee-oh)

Ay, dee-i
Dee-i, dee-oh
Been a long time since we got here (Ay, dee-i)
Be a long time 'till we go (dee-i, dee-oh)
Ay, dee-i
Dee-i, dee-oh
Been a long time since we got here
It's about time we go