Greenland Whale Fisheries
Ton : DEnglish
Couplet
When the Gwhale gets Dstrike and the Amline runs Gout
And the Cwhale makes a Amflounder with its Dtail
And the Gboat capCsized and I Amlost my darlin' Dman
Refrain
GNo more Cno more GreenAmland for Cyou brave Dboys
GNo more Cno more GreenAmland for Gyou
Couplet
'Twas in Geighteen Chundred and Gfifty-three on June the Amthirteenth Dday
That our Ggallant Amship her Canchor Dweighed
And for GGreenland Amsailed Daway brave boys
And for GGreenland Csail-ed DaGway.
Couplet
The Glookout Con the Gcross tree stood with a spyglass Amin his Dhand
G"There's a Amwhale Cthere's Da whale there's a whalefish" he cried
And she Gblows at Amevery Dspan brave boys
She Gblows at CevDery Gspan.
Couplet
Well we Gstruck that Cwhale and the Gline played out
But she gave a Amflounder with her Dtail
And the Gboat Amcapsized and Cfour men were Ddrowned
And we Gnever Amcaught that Dwhale
We Gnever Ccaught Dthat Gwhale
Couplet
Oh to Glose that Cwhale my Gcaptain cried
It grieves my Amheart full Dsore
But to Glose four Amof my Cgallant Dmen
It Ggrieves me Amten times Dmore brave boys
It Ggrieves me Cten Dtimes Gmore
Couplet
Oh GGreenland is a Cdreadful Gplace
It's a land that's Amnever Dgreen
Where there's Gice and Amsnow and the Cwhale fishes Dblow
And Gdaylight's Amseldom Dseen brave boys
And Gdaylight's CselDdom Gseen
Couplet
When the Gwhale get Dstrike and the Amline runs Gout
And the Cwhale makes a Amflounder with its Dtail