Just sit right back
And you'll hear a tale
A tale of a fateful trip,
That started from this tropic port,
Aboard this tiny ship
The mate was a mighty sailin' man,
The Skipper brave and sure,
Five passengers set sail that day,
For a three hour tour,
A three hour tour

The weather started getting rough,
The tiny ship was tossed
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
The Minnow would be lost
The Minnow would be lost

The ship set ground on the shore
Of this uncharted desert isle
With Gilligan,
The Skipper too
The millionaire
And his wife,
The movie star,
The professor and Mary Ann,
Here on Gilligan's Isle

(Ending verse)

So this is the tale of our castaways,
They're here for a long long time
They'll have to make the best of things,
It's an uphill clim

The first mate and his Skipper too
Will do their very best,
To make the others comf'terble
In their tropic island nest

No phone, no lights, no motor car,
Not a single luxury
Like Robinson Crusoe
It's primitive as can be

So join us here each week my friends,
You're sure to get a smile,
From seven stranded castaways
Here on Gilligan's Isle!