1. Lord Franklin Was homeward bound one night on the deep
Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep
Dreamed a dream that I thought was true
Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew
With a hundred seamen he sailed away
To the frozen oceans in the month of May
To seek a passage around the Horn
Where we poor sailors would sometimes go
Through cruel misfortune they vainly strove
The ship on mountains of ice was drove
To where the Eskimo in his skin canoe
Was the only man who ever came through

2. In Baffins Bay where the whale fish go
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In Baffins Bay where the whale fish go
The fate of Franklin no man may know
The fate of Franklin no tongue can tell
Lord Franklin sailors dwell
And now my burden it brings me pain
For my Lord Franklin I'd sail the main
A thousand pounds I would surely give
If Lord Franklin could only live