|
Blow Ye Winds In The Morning
Words traditional
Music traditional: "Blow Ye Winds In The Morning"
Tis advertised in Boston, New York and Buffalo,
Five hundred brave Americans a-whaling for to go
(Singing!) Blow ye winds in the morning, blow ye winds hi ho.
Clear away yer running gear and blow boys blow.
They'll send you to New Bedford that famous whaling port.
They'll send you to some land shark boys, to board and fit you out.
Blow ye winds in the morning,...
They'll send you to a boarding house there for a time to dwell,
The thieves there they are thicker than they ever are in hell.
Blow ye winds in the morning,...
They'll tell you of the whalers boys, that going in and out.
And say you'll take five hundred sperm before you're six months out.
Blow ye winds in the morning,...
It's now we're off to see me boys, the wind begins to blow,
Half watch is sick on deck, the other half below.
Blow ye winds in the morning,...
The skipper's on the quarterdeck a-squinting at the sails,
When up aloft the look-out shouts a mighty school of whales.
Blow ye winds in the morning,...
Now clear away the boats, me boys, and after them we'll travel
But if you get too near a fluke, he'll kick you to the devil.
Blow ye winds in the morning,...
Now we've got harpooned, lads, we tow him alongside,
We'll over with our blubber hooks and rob him of his hide.
Blow ye winds in the morning,...
And when we get home, me boys and us a-through with sailing
We'll pass around a winding glass and go no more a-whaling.
Blow ye winds in the morning,...
|
