When I was a young girl
I wanted to sail around the world
That's the life for me, living on the sea
The lust of a pioneer, will acknowledge no frontier
I remember you by, thunderclap in the sky
Lightning crash, tempers flare,
'round the hope if you dare
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Six months in a leaky boat
Aotearoa, rugged individual
Glisten like a pearl
At the bottom of the world
The tyranny of distance
Couldn't stop the cavalier
So why should it stop me
I'll conquer and stay free
Oh come on all you boys
Let's forget and forgive
There's a world to explore
Tales to tell back on shore
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Six months in a leaky boat
Ship-wrecked love can be cruel
Don't be fooled by her kind
There's a wind in my sails
To protect and prevail
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Six months in a leaky boat