Story Behind The Song
Go fish.
Song Description
These guys go fishing for whales, five of them die, and the captain is more upset about losing the whale than losing the five men.
| Song Length |
3:08 |
Genre |
World - Celtic |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Ocean, Sea |
Similar Artists |
The Dubliners |
| Era |
1800 - 1899 |
| |
Lyrics
In 1800 and 44 on March the 18th day
We hoisted our colours to the top of the mast
For Greenland sailed away brave boys, for Greenland sailed away
The lookout on crossties stood
The spy glass in his hand
There's a whale there's a whale
A whale fish he cried
She blows at every span brave boys
She blows at every span
The captain on the quarter deck, the ice was in his eyes
Overhaul overhaul let you gibsheets fall
And put your boats to sea brave boys
And put your boats to sea
The harpoon struck and the line played out with a single flourish of her tail
And she capsized the boat and we lost give men
And we did not catch that whale brave boys
We did not catch that whale
The losing of those five jolly men, it grieved our captain sore
But the losing of that fine whale fish
It grieved him ten times more brave boys
It grieved him ten times more
Now Greenland is a barren land, a land that bares no green
Where there's ice and snow and the whale fishies blow
And daylight is seldom seen brave boys
Yes daylight is seldom seen