[Verse 1]
Why are the ships always sinking and blinking at sea?
What makes the British start thinking of their cup of tea?
It’s now the season, the reason, it’s plain what it means
German submarines!
[Verse 2]
What makes the sailors go crazy wherever they cruise?
What makes the market go down, what frightens the Jews?
What takes the kick of the chicken, the pork from the beans?
German submarines!
[Bridge]
Listen, listen
Can’t you hear the sound of never missin'?
Torpedoes, torpedoes
Hitting at day, and hitting at night
[Verse 3]
Who sinks the trawler, the tanker, the ship full of meat?
Who sinks destroyers and cruisers, the pride of the fleet?
It’s now the season, the reason, it’s plain what it means
German submarines!