Lyrics Greenland Whale Fisheries (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012) - The Pogues
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.
(Greenland
Fisheries)
'Twas
in
eighteen
hundred
and
fifty-three
And
of
June
the
thirteenth
day,
That
our
gallant
ship
her
anchor
weighed,
And
for
Greenland
bore
away,
brave
boys,
And
for
Greenland
bore
away.
The
lookout
in
the
crosstrees
stood
With
spyglass
in
his
hand;
There′s
a
whale,
there's
a
whale,
There′s
whalefish
he
cried
And
she
blows
at
every
span,
brave
boys
She
blows
at
every
span.
The
captain
stood
on
the
quarter
deck,
And
a
fine
little
man
was
he;
Overhaul,
overhaul!
Let
your
davit
tackles
fall,
And
launch
your
boats
for
sea,
brave
boys
And
launch
your
boats
for
sea.
Now
the
boats
were
launched
and
the
men
aboard,
And
the
whale
was
full
in
view.
Resolved
was
each
seaman
bold
To
steer
where
the
whalefish
blew,
brave
boys
To
steer
where
the
whalefish
blew.
We
stuck
the
whale
the
line
paid
out,
But
she
gave
a
flourish
with
her
tail,
The
boat
capsized
and
four
men
were
drowned,
And
we
never
caught
that
whale,
brave
boys,
And
we
never
caught
that
whale.
To
lose
the
whale,
our
captain
said,
It
grieves
my
heart
full
sore,
But
oh!
to
lose
(those)
four
gallant
men
It
grieves
me
ten
times
more,
brave
boys
It
grieves
me
ten
times
more.
The
winter
star
doth
now
appear,
So,
boys
we'll
anchor
weight;
It′s
time
to
leave
this
cold
country
And
homeward
bear
away,
brave
boys
And
homeward
bear
away.
Oh
Greenland
is
a
dreadful
place
A
land
that's
never
green
Where
there's
ice
and
snow,
and
the
whalefishes
blow
And
the
daylight′s
seldom
seen
brave
boys
But
the
daylight′s
seldom
seen.
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