G G G GG G G GC C C CG G G GC D G GG D G In eighteen hundred and forty-sixC G D On March the eighteenth dayG C We hoisted our colors to the top of the mastG C D G D And for Greenland sailed away, brave boysG C D G And for Greenland sailed awayG D G The lookout in the crosstrees stoodC G D With spyglass in his handG There's a whale, there's a whaleC And a whalefish he criedG C D G D And she blows at every span, brave boysG C D G And she blows at every spanG D G The captain stood on the quarter deckC G D The ice was in his eyeG C Overhaul, overhaul! Let your gibsheets fallG C D G D And you'll put your boats to sea, brave boysG C D G And you'll put your boats to seaG D G Our harpoon struck and the line played outC G D With a single flourish of his tailG C He capsized the boat and we lost five menG C D G D And we did not catch the whale, brave boysG C D G And we did not catch the whale [Instrumental]G G G GC C C CG G G GC D G GG G G GC C C CG G G GC D G GG D G The losing of those five jolly menC G D It grieved the captain soreG C But the losing of that fine whalefishG C D G D Now it grieved him ten times more, brave boysG C D G Now it grieved him ten times moreG D G Now Greenland is a barren landC G D A land that bares no greenG C Where there's ice and snow, and the whalefishes blowG C D G D And the daylight's seldom seen, brave boysG C D G And the daylight's seldom seen [Outro]G G G GC C C CG G G GC D G GG G G GC C C CG G G GC D G G
Greenland Whale Fisheries
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