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 tailos is his daily guest,
Demanding payment for his vest.

English translation
From Songs of the Sea by Stan Hugill (1977)