Greenland Whale Fisheries

TRADITIONAL, FRED HELLERMAN

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.

Trivia about the song Greenland Whale Fisheries by The Pogues

On which albums was the song “Greenland Whale Fisheries” released by The Pogues?
The Pogues released the song on the albums “Red Roses for Me” in 1984, “Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say... Pogue Mahone!!” in 2008, “Original Album Series” in 2010, “30:30 The Essential Collection” in 2013, and “30 Years” in 2013.
Who composed the song “Greenland Whale Fisheries” by The Pogues?
The song “Greenland Whale Fisheries” by The Pogues was composed by TRADITIONAL, FRED HELLERMAN.

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