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Pogues lyrics Greenland Whale Fisheries lyrics [The Pogues' Version] ------------------------------------------ In eighteen hundred and forty-six And of March the eighteenth day, We hoisted our colors to the top of the mast And for Greenland sailed away, brave boys, And for Greenland sailed away. The lookout in the crosstrees stood With spyglass in his hand; There's a whale, there's a whale, And a whalefish he cried And she blows at every span, brave boys She blows at every span. The captain stood on the quarter deck, The ice was in his eye; Overhaul, overhaul! Let your gibsheets fall, And you'll put your boats to sea, brave boys And you'll put your boats to sea. Our harpoon struck and the line played out, With a single flourish of his tail, He capsized the boat and we lost five men, And we did not catch the whale, brave boys, And we did not catch the whale. The losing of those five jolly men, It grieved the captain sore, But the losing of that fine whalefish Now it grieved him ten times more, brave boys Now it grieved him ten times more. Oh Greenland is a barren land A land that bares no green Where there's ice and snow, and the whalefishes blow And the daylight's seldom seen, brave boys And the daylight's seldom seen. [Greenland Fisheries] ------------------------------------------------ 'Twas in eighteen hundred and fifty-three And of June the thirteenth day, That our gallant ship her anchor weighed, And for Greenland bore away, brave boys, And for Greenland bore away. The lookout in the crosstrees stood With spyglass in his hand; There's a whale, there's a whale, there's whalefish he cried And she blows at every span, brave boys She blows at every span. The captain stood on the quarter deck, And a fine little man was he; Overhaul, overhaul! Let your davit tackles fall, And launch your boats for sea, brave boys And launch your boats for sea. Now the boats were launched and the men aboard, And the whale was full in view. Resolved was each seaman bold To steer where the whalefish blew, brave boys To steer where the whalefish blew. We stuck the whale the line paid out, But she gave a flourish with her tail, The boat capsized and four men were drowned, And we never caught that whale, brave boys, And we never caught that whale. To lose the whale, our captain said, It grieves my heart full sore, But oh! to lose (those) four gallant men It grieves me ten times more, brave boys It grieves me ten times more. The winter star doth now appear, So, boys we'll anchor weight; It's time to leave this cold country And homeward bear away, brave boys And homeward bear away. Oh Greenland is a dreadful place A land that's never green Where there's ice and snow, and the whalefishes blow and the daylight's seldom seen brave boys But the daylight's seldom seen. Other Pogues lyrics: Transmetropolitan lyrics Boys From The County Hell lyrics Sea Shanty lyrics Dark Streets Of London lyrics Streams Of Whiskey lyrics Poor Paddy lyrics Down In The Ground Where The Dead Men Go lyrics Kitty lyrics The Auld Triangle lyrics Waxie's Dargle lyrics The Old Main Drag lyrics A Pair Of Brown Eyes lyrics Sally MacLennane lyrics Dirty Old Town lyrics Navigator lyrics Billy's Bones lyrics The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn lyrics I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day lyrics Jesse James lyrics The Gentleman Soldier lyrics And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda lyrics If I Should Fall From Grace With God lyrics Turkish Song Of The Damned lyrics Bottle Of Smoke lyrics Medley (Recruiting Sergeant, Rocky Road To Dublin, Galway Races) lyrics Streets Of Sorrow\Birmingham Six lyrics Lullaby Of London lyrics Sit Down By The Fire lyrics The Broad Majestic Shannon lyrics Worms lyrics Fairytale Of New York lyrics Thousands Are Sailing lyrics Fiesta lyrics White City lyrics Misty Morning, Albert Bridge lyrics Cotton Fields lyrics Blue Heaven lyrics Down All the Days lyrics Lorelei lyrics Gartloney Rats lyrics Tombestone lyrics Night Train to Lorca lyrics London You're a Lady lyrics Young Ned of the Hill lyrics USA lyrics Boat Train lyrics The Sunnyside Of The Street lyrics Sayonara lyrics Hell's Ditch lyrics Lorca's Novena lyrics Summer In Siam lyrics Rain Street lyrics Rainbow Man lyrics The Wake Of The Medusa lyrics House Of The Gods lyrics Six To Go lyrics The Ghost Of A Smile lyrics 5 Green Queens And Jean lyrics Tuesday Morning lyrics Smell Of Petroleum lyrics Once Upon A Time lyrics Sitting On Top Of The World lyrics Drunken Boat lyrics Big City lyrics Girl From The Wadi Hammamat lyrics Modern World lyrics Pachinko lyrics My Baby's Gone lyrics Small Hours lyrics Haunting lyrics How Come lyrics Living In A World Without Her lyrics When The Ship Comes In lyrics Anniversary lyrics Amadie lyrics Love You 'Till The End lyrics Bright Lights lyrics Oretown lyrics Pont Mirabeau lyrics Four O'Clock In The Morning lyrics Where That Love's Been Gone lyrics The Sun And The Moon lyrics Tosspint lyrics |