Blow Ye Winds

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'Tis advertised in Boston, New York, and Buffalo
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A hundred hardy sailors, a whalin' for to go

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Singing, blow, ye winds, o' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho
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Haul away your runnin' gear and blow, boys, blow

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They tell you of the clipper ships a-runnin' in and out
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They say you'll take five hundred whales before you're six months out

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Singing, blow, ye winds, o' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho
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Haul away your runnin' gear and blow, boys, blow

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The skipper's on the after deck a-squintin' at the sails
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When up above the lookout spots a mighty school of whales

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Singing, blow, ye winds, o' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho
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Haul away your runnin' gear and blow, boys, blow

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Then lower down the boats, my boys, and after him we'll travel
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But if you get too near his tail, he'll kick you to the devil

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Singing, blow, ye winds, o' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho
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Haul away your runnin' gear and blow, boys, blow

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And now that he is ours, my boys, we'll bring him alongside
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Then over with our blubber hooks and rob him of his hide

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Singing, blow, ye winds, o' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho
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Haul away your runnin' gear and blow, boys, blow

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When we get home, our ship makes fast, and we get through our sailin'
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A brimmin' glass, around we'll pass and hang this blubber whalin'

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Singing, blow, ye winds, o' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho
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Haul away your runnin' gear and blow, boys, blow, blow, boys, blow