Roger Mcguinn - Greenland Whale Fisheries Lyrics
For the icy Greenland groundThey said we'd take a shorter way,While we was outward bound brave boysWhile we was outward boundOh the lookout up in the barrel stoodWith a spyglass in his handThere's a whale there's a whale there's a whale he criedAnd she blows at every span brave boysAnd she blows at every spanThe captain stood on the quarter-deckAnd the ice was in his eyeOverhaul overhaul let your davit tackles fallAnd put your boats to sea brave boysAnd put your boats to seaWell the boats got down and the men aboardAnd the whale was full in viewResolve resolve let these whaler men knowTo see where the whale fish blew brave boysTo see where the whale fish blewWell the harpoon struck, the line ran outThe whale give a floody with his tailAnd he upset the boat, we lost half a dozen menNo more, no more Greenland for you brave boysNo more no more Greenland for youBad news bad news the captain saidAnd it grieved his heart full soreBut the losing of that hundred pound whaleOh it grieved him ten times more brave boysOh it grieved him ten times moreOh Greenland is a dreadful placeA land that's never greenWhere the cold winds blow and the whale fish goAnd the daylight's seldom seen brave boysAnd the daylight's seldom seen
