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The Greenland Whale Fisheries
Traditional song,
G D7 G
1. T'was_in_eighteen hundred and seventy four
C Am D
And_of_March the eigh-teenth day,
G C
We hoisted our colours to the top of the mast,
G D7 Em G
And for greenland bore a-way, brave boys,
D7 G
And for greenland bore a-way.
G D7 G
2. The lookout in the mainmast he stood
C Am D
His spyglass in his hand;
G C
"There's a whale, there's a whale, there's a whalefish" he cried
G D7 Em G
"And she blows at every span, brave boys
D7 G
She blows at every span."
G D7 G
3. The captain stood on the quarter deck,
C Am D
The ice was in his eye.
G C
"Overhaul, overhaul! Let your davit tackles fall,
G D7 Em G
And go put your boats for sea, brave boys
D7 G
And go put your boats for sea."
G D7 G
4. Now the boats were launched and the men put out,
C Am D
And the whale was full in view.
G C
Resolved, resolved was each seaman bold
G D7 Em G
for to steer where the whalefish blew, brave boys
D7 G
To steer where the whalefish blew.
G D7 G
5. The harpoon struck and the line paid out,
C Am D
But she gave a flourish with her tail,
G C
The boat capsized and five men_were_drowned,
G D7 Em G
And we never caught that whale, brave boys,
D7 G
And we never caught that whale.
G D7 G
6. "To lose the whale," our captain said,
C Am D
"It grieves my heart full sore,
G C
But oh! to lose those five gallant men
G D7 Em G
It grieves me ten times more brave boys
D7 G
It grieves me ten times more."
G D7 G
7. "Up anchor now", our captain he cried
C Am D
"For the winter stars do appear,
G C
It's time to leave this cold countery."
G D7 Em G
And for homeland we did steer, brave boys,
D7 G
And for homeland we did steer.
G D7 G
8. Oh Greenland is a dreadful place
C Am D
A land that bears no green
G C
Where there's ice and snow, and the whalefishes blow
G D7 Em G
and the daylight's seldom seen, brave boys,
D7 G
And the daylight's seldom seen.