We were sailing on a stormy sea
Wishing we were back ashore on Tahiti
Captain Bligh wouldn't let us be
Treat people like s***
And that's what you get
Captain was a hard man
He was asking for it
So we put him in a lifeboat
And said goodbye
You're a hell of a guy
Captain Bligh
Somehow he survived to govern Sydney town
Said he'd bring the liquor trade down
Seems things turned out
The other way round
The officers were p*****
On rum and rebellion
Sent the troops to expel him
Said that he hid under his bed
You're a hell of a guy
Governor Bligh
Lightning strikes not once but twice
Lightening strikes
Treat people like s***
And that's what you get
You're a hell of a guy
Mr Bligh
Wishing we were back ashore on Tahiti
Captain Bligh wouldn't let us be
Treat people like s***
And that's what you get
Captain was a hard man
He was asking for it
So we put him in a lifeboat
And said goodbye
You're a hell of a guy
Captain Bligh
Somehow he survived to govern Sydney town
Said he'd bring the liquor trade down
Seems things turned out
The other way round
The officers were p*****
On rum and rebellion
Sent the troops to expel him
Said that he hid under his bed
You're a hell of a guy
Governor Bligh
Lightning strikes not once but twice
Lightening strikes
Treat people like s***
And that's what you get
You're a hell of a guy
Mr Bligh