Ootteko kuullu kun meripojat laulaa
Have you heard how sailors sing
Saimaalla Savonmaan engelskaa
on the Lake Saimaa in Savonian English
Ainakin silloin kun tyttöjä kaulaa
At least when he is cuddling girls
Haastaa hän montakin mongelskaa
He is capable of producing many kinds of gibberish
Tule sinä tyttö, tule tule vaan,
Come come girl, just come here
Tule sinä Prinsessa Armaadaan
Come aboard on Princess Armada
Tervahöyryn laidalla sua lullataan
We will play with you on the boards of a steamboat
Ja sormesi se kihloilla kullataan
And we will gild your fingers with engagement rings
Mistä me meripojat laulettais
What should we, the sailors, sing about
Niin että illaksi heilin sais
So that we would get a girl for an evening
Selvä se seikka on ennestään,
Well that is already a clear thing
Että meripoika laulaapi lemmestään
That a sailor will sing about his loving
Tule sinä tyttö, tule sinä vaan,
Come come girl, just come here
Tule sinä Prinsessa Armaadaan
Come aboard on Princess Armada
Tervahöyryn laidalla sua lullataan
We will play with you on the boards of a steamboat
Ja sormesi se kihloilla kullataan
And we will gild your fingers with engagement rings
Tuolla on tyttö kuin enkeli
There is a girl like an angel
Ja nätti kuin Viipurin rinkeli
And she is pretty like a Vyborg bagel
Eipä se huoli mua kumminkaan,
But she won't take me anyway
Toinen siitä illaksi heilan saa
Another one will get her for an evening
Tule sinä tyttö, tule tule vaan,
Come come girl, just come here
Tule sinä Prinsessa Armaadaan
Come aboard on Princess Armada
Tervahöyryn laidalla sua lullataan
We will play with you on the boards of a steamboat
Ja sormesi se kihloilla kullataan
And we will gild your fingers with engagement rings