Greenland Whale Fisheries
Ton : DEnglish
When the wGhale gets Dstrike and the Amline runs Gout
And the wChale makes a fAmlounder with its tDail
And the bGoat cap-sCized and I lAmost my darlin' mDan
NGo more nCo more Green-lAmand for yCou brave bDoys
NGo more nCo more Green-lAmand for yGou
'Twas in eGighteen hCundred and fGifty-three on June the tAmhirteenth dDay
That our gGallant sAmhip her aCnchor wDeighed
And for GGreenland sAmailed awaDy brave boys
and for GGreenland sCail-edD a-wGay.
The loGokout oCn the cGross tree stood with a spyglass iAmn his hDand
"ThGere's a Amwhale thCere's Da whale there's a whalefish" he cried
And she bGlows at eAmvery sDpan brave boys
She bGlows at eCv-erDy spGan.
Well we sGtruck that wChale and the lGine played out
But she gave a fAmlounder with her tDail
And the bGoat capsAmized and fCour men were dDrowned
And we nGever cAmaught that wDhale
We nGever cCaught thDat wGhale
Oh to lGose that wChale my cGaptain cried
It grieves my hAmeart full sDore
But to lGose four oAmf my gCallant mDen
It gGrieves me tAmen times mDore brave boys
It gGrieves me tCen tiDmes mGore
Oh GGreenland is a dCreadful pGlace
It's a land that's nAmever gDreen
Where there's iGce and sAmnow and the wChale fishes bDlow
And dGaylight's sAmeldom sDeen brave boys
And dGaylight's sCel-doDm seGen
When the wGhale get sDtrike and the lAmine runs oGut
And the wChale makes a fAmlounder with its tDail