Now Princess Pat
     (Now Princess Pat)
     Lived in a tree
     (Lived in a tree)
     She sailed across
     (She sailed across)
     The seven seas
     (The seven seas)
     She sailed across
     (She sailed across)
     The channel too
     (The channel too)
     And she brought with her
     (And she brought with her)
     A riggabamboo
     (A riggabamboo).
     *Chorus*
     A riggabamboo
     (A riggabamboo)
     Now what is that
     (Now what is that)
     It's a-somethin' made
     (It's a-somethin' made)
     By the Princess Pat
     (By the Princess Pat)
     It's red and gold
     (It's red and gold)
     And a-purple too
     (And a-purple too)
     That's why it's called
     (That's why it's called)
     A riggabamboo.
     Now Captain Jack
     Had a mighty fine crew
     He sailed across
     The channel too
     His ship did sink
     And so will you
     If you don't bring
     A riggabamboo.