The Greenland Whale Fishery | Traditional whaling ballad

Canadian folksinger Jesse Ferguson performs traditional whaling ballad "The Greenland Whale Fishery" (Roud 347). Chords and lyrics below. Support this channel on Patreon:   / jessefergusonmusic   Jesse on Apple Music:   / jesse-ferguson   Jesse on YouTube Music:    / jesse ferguson - topic   Jesse on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5heCd... Jesse on Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.com/Shanties-Whali... Jesse's Website: http://www.jessefergusonmusic.com Jesse's Facebook:   / bardofcornwall   The Greenland Whale Fishery (traditional [Roud 347], arrang. J. Ferguson, 2021) Capo @ 2 V1. D A D In eighteen-hundred-and-forty-four, G D A on March the eighteenth day, D G we hoisted our colours to the top of the mast, D A D and for Greenland bore away, brave boys, D A D and for Greenland bore away. V2. Now, the lookout in the crow's nest, he stood, with a spyglass in his hand: “There’s a whale, there’s a whale! There’s a whale fish!” he cried. And she blows on every span, brave boys, and she blows on every span.” V3. The captain stood on the quarter deck, and the ice was in his eye. “Overhaul, Overhaul! Let your davit tackles fall, and you put your boats to sea, brave boys, and you put your boats to sea.” V4. So, the boats were lower’d and the men put out, and the whale 'twas soon in view. Resolved, resolved was each whalerman bold for to steer where that whale fish blew, brave boys, for to steer where that whale fish blew. V5. Now, the harpoon struck, and the line ran out, and the whale gave a flourish of her tail. She capsized our boat, and we lost seven men, and we never caught that whale, brave boys, and we never caught that whale. V6. Now, the losing of that fine fishy whale, it grieved our captain sore, but the losing of those bold sailor boys, aye, it grieved him ten times more, brave boys, aye, it grieved him ten times more. V7. Now, Greenland is a barren place; 'tis a place that’s seldom green. There’s ice and snow and the whale fishes blow, and daylight’s seldom seen, brave boys, and daylight’s seldom seen.