New Bedford Whalers
(Orig. Blow Ye Winds)
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| Burl Ives - DL8245 |
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| Seafarers Chorus - EKS-7182 |
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īT is 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- oh
Haul away your running gear
And blow ye winds hi-oh
They send you to New Bedford
That famous whaling Port
And give you to some land sharks
To board and fit you out
Singing Blow ye winds in the morning
Blow ye winds hi- oh
Haul away your running gear
And blow ye winds hi-oh
They tell you of the clipper ships
A-going in and out
And the say you'll take five hundred sperm
Before you're six months out
Singing Blow ye winds in the morning
Blow ye winds hi- oh
Haul away your running gear
And blow ye winds hi-oh
And now we're out to sea my boys
The wind comes on to blow
One half the the watch is sick on deck
The other half below
Singing Blow ye winds in the morning
Blow ye winds hi- oh
Haul away your running gear
And blow ye winds hi-oh
The skipper's on the quarterdeck
A-squinting at the sails
When up aloft the lookout sights
A mighty school of whales
Singing Blow ye winds in the morning
Blow ye winds hi- oh
Haul away your running gear
And blow ye winds hi-oh
Then lower down the boats my boys
And after him we'll travel
But if you get too near his fluke
He'll kick you to the devil
Singing Blow ye winds in the morning
Blow ye winds hi- oh
Haul away your running gear
And blow ye winds hi-oh
And now that he is ours my boys
We tow him alongside
Then over with our blubber hooks
And rob him of his hide
Singing Blow ye winds in the morning
Blow ye winds hi- oh
Haul away your running gear
And blow ye winds hi-oh
When we get home, our ship made fast
And we get through our sailing
A brimmer glass around we pass
And damn this blubber whaling
Singing Blow ye winds in the morning
Blow ye winds hi- oh
Haul away your running gear
And blow ye winds hi-oh
