English translation

A sailor sails so far away, Ch: Cherry-very-vit bom-bom! When he comes home the girls are gay, Ch: Cherry-very-vit bom! Hurrah so!
Victoria! Victoria! Cherry-very-vit bom! Hurrah so! Victoria! Victoria! Cherry-very-vit bom-bom!
Who does not love a sailor dear? He is a man who knows no fear. At work or fighting Jack's the chap, At love he also knows his job. The tailor is his daily guest, Demanding payment for his vest.

Captain Sternvall’s 1935 collection Sång under Segel says this song originated in 1875.

The choruses of this song mirror the simple, common “sing-outs” used by Scandinavian sailors for hand-over-hand hauling.