Santiano

It's a famous three-masted ship as slender as a bird
Hoist high Santiano
Eighteen knots four hundred tons
I am proud to be a sailor there

Hold the wave and hold the wind
Hoist high Santiano
If God wills always straight ahead
We will go to San Francisco

I leave for long months leaving Margot
Hoist high Santiano
Thinking about it made my heart heavy
As we passed the lights of Saint Malo

Hold the wave and hold the wind
Hoist high Santiano
If God wills always straight ahead
We will go to San Francisco

It is claimed that there money flows freely
Hoist high Santiano
Gold is found at the bottom of the streams
I will bring back several ingots

Hold the wave and hold the wind
Hoist high Santiano
If God wills always straight ahead
We will go to San Francisco

One day I will return loaded with gifts
Hoist high Santiano
To the country I will go see Margot
On her finger I will place the ring

Hold the wave and hold the wind
Hoist high Santiano
On the sea that swells
We will go to San Francisco