Name: The Whalers
Duration: P00H03M16S
Description: About the Whalers of Centuries past.

The Whalers

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About the Whalers of Centuries past.

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The Whalers

Let me tell, let me tell, let me tell, no lie. Let me tell, let me tell, let me tell of the times.

Out through the ‘heads’ they go’d, will they come back? Who know’d.

Let me tell, let me tell, let me tell, of the times, when they sailed, when they sailed, in search of the whale.
Many a man and boy, out to a watery grave.

Let me tell, let me tell, let me tell, no lie.
Let me tell, of the times when they hunted the whale.

‘Round the ‘Horn’ they sailed, seas of fear, winds so cruel, driving rain.
Thunderous waves crash and roar, walls of ice, hidden reefs, lure their prey.

‘There she blows’, starboard Cap’,
to the boats, bend your backs, steady harpoons, now strike!
Ride the monster, ride! Hold on tight, mates, don’t fright.

For the oil, for the light, they hunted the whale.
For the oil, for the warmth, for the homes of those days.

Let me tell of their times. Let me tell of their lives. Let me tell!