Letras
'Twas in the year of forty-four
On June the second day
That our ship set sail, her anchor weighed
And for Greenland sailed away, brave boys
Greenland sailed away
'Twas in the year of forty-four
On June the second day
That our ship set sail, her anchor weighed
And for Greenland sailed away, brave boys
Greenland sailed away
'Twas in the year of forty-four
On June the second day
That our ship set sail, her anchor weighed
And for Greenland sailed away, brave boys
Greenland sailed away
Well, the lookout clung to the top of the mast
And a right looking man was he (Brave boys, oh)
With her eyes in the sand and a glass in his hand
"It's a whale for the weather," cried he, brave boys
"A mighty whale," cried he
And when that whale we did harpoon
He gave us a lash with his tail
And we lost our boat and five gallant men
And we lost that mighty whale, brave boys
Lost that mighty whale
When the captain had heard of the loss of his men
It grieved his heart right sore (Brave boys, oh)
But when he heard of the loss of his whale
Why it grieved him ten times more, brave boys
Grieved him ten times more
'Twas in the year of forty-four
On June the second day
That our ship set sail, her anchor weighed
And for Greenland sailed away, brave boys
Greenland sailed away
'Twas in the year of forty-four
On June the second day
That our ship set sail, her anchor weighed
And for Greenland sailed away
For Greenland we sailed away