was in 18 hundred 53 of june the 13th day that out gallant ship her anchor weighed and for greenland set we sail brave boys & for greenland set we sail
the lookout in the crosstrees? sat with a spyglass in her hand
its a whale its a whale its a whale-fish she cried and it blows at every span brave boys and it blows at every span
we struck the whale and the line flew down but the whale made a blunder with its tail and the boat capsized and 4 men were drowned and we never caught that whale brave boys and we never caught that whale
to lose the whale our captain cried it grieves my heart full sore. but to lose 4 of my gallant men it grieves me 10 times more brave boys it grieves me 10 times more
oh greenland is a dreadful place its a land thats never green. where theres ice and snow and the whale fishes blow and daylight seldom seen brave boy and daylight seldom seen
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