Dm         A             F        A          
It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife, we 
F          C      Dm
whaler-men undergo
       Dm           A             F       A         
And we don't give a damn when the gale is done, how 
F        C         Dm
hard the winds did blow
          Dm                      C                    
For we're homeward bound from the Arctic ground with a 
F                   A
good ship, taut and free
       Dm           A            F         A           
And we won't give a damn when we drink our rum with the
 F        C      Dm
 girls of old Maui

[Chorus]
        F           C                      Dm          
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old 
   A
Maui
      Dm       A              F      A               
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling 
F       C      Dm
down to old Maui

[Verse 2]
     Dm      A             F         A                
Once more we sail with the northerly gale through the 
F       C        Dm
ice and wind and rain
     Dm      A            F        A         F         
Them coconut fronds, them tropical lands, we soon shall
 C     Dm
 see again
    Dm                   C                  F    
Six hellish months we've passed away on the cold 
          A
Kamchatka sea
    Dm        A              F      A               
But now we're bound from the Arctic ground, rolling 
F       C       Dm
down to old Maui

[Chorus]
        F           C                      Dm          
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old 
   A
Maui
      Dm       A              F      A               
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling 
F       C      Dm
down to old Maui

[Verse 3]
     Dm      A             F         A       F         
Once more we sail with the northerly gale, towards our 
C        Dm
island home
    Dm       A           F       A         F        C  
Our mainmast sprung, our whaling done, and we ain't got
       Dm
 far to roam
    Dm                 C                  F           
Our stu'n's'l booms is carried away, what care we for 
      A
that sound?
  Dm     A       F     A         F         C        
A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward 
Dm
bound!

[Chorus]
        F           C                      Dm          
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old 
   A
Maui
      Dm       A              F      A               
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling 
F       C      Dm
down to old Maui

[Verse 4]
     Dm      A                  F      A              
How soft the breeze through the island trees, now the 
F      C      Dm
ice is far astern
     Dm      A          F        A           F       
Them native maids, them tropical glades, is awaiting 
C      Dm
our return
     Dm                  C                     F    
Even now their big brown eyes look out, hoping some 
            A
fine day to see
    Dm        A           F        A               F   
Our baggy sails, running 'fore the gales, rolling down 
    C     Dm
to old Maui

[Chorus]
        F           C                      Dm          
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old 
   A
Maui
      Dm       A              F      A               
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling 
F       C      Dm
down to old Maui
        F           C                      Dm          
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old 
   A
Maui
      Dm       A              F      A               
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling 
F       C      Dm
down to old Maui