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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=94794" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Greenland Whale Fisheries</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">[the pogues version]<br>------------------------------------------<br>In eighteen hundred and forty-six<br>And of march the eighteenth day,<br>We hoisted our colors to the top of the mast<br>And for greenland sailed away, brave boys,<br>And for greenland sailed away.<br>The lookout in the crosstrees stood<br>With spyglass in his hand;<br>Theres a whale, theres a whale,<br>And a whalefish he cried<br>And she blows at every span, brave boys<br>She blows at every span.<br>The captain stood on the quarter deck,<br>The ice was in his eye;<br>Overhaul, overhaul! let your gibsheets fall,<br>And youll put your boats to sea, brave boys<br>And youll put your boats to sea.<br>Our harpoon struck and the line played out,<br>With a single flourish of his tail,<br>He capsized the boat and we lost five men,<br>And we did not catch the whale, brave boys,<br>And we did not catch the whale.<br>The losing of those five jolly men,<br>It grieved the captain sore,<br>But the losing of that fine whalefish<br>Now it grieved him ten times more, brave boys<br>Now it grieved him ten times more.<br>Oh greenland is a barren land<br>A land that bares no green<br>Where theres ice and snow, and the whalefishes blow<br>And the daylights seldom seen, brave boys<br>And the daylights seldom seen.<br>[greenland fisheries]<br>------------------------------------------------<br>twas in eighteen hundred and fifty-three<br>And of june the thirteenth day,<br>That our gallant ship her anchor weighed,<br>And for greenland bore away, brave boys,<br>And for greenland bore away.<br>The lookout in the crosstrees stood<br>With spyglass in his hand;<br>Theres a whale, theres a whale,<br>Theres whalefish he cried<br>And she blows at every span, brave boys<br>She blows at every span.<br>The captain stood on the quarter deck,<br>And a fine little man was he;<br>Overhaul, overhaul! let your davit tackles fall,<br>And launch your boats for sea, brave boys<br>And launch your boats for sea.<br>Now the boats were launched and the men aboard,<br>And the whale was full in view.<br>Resolved was each seaman bold<br>To steer where the whalefish blew, brave boys<br>To steer where the whalefish blew.<br>We stuck the whale the line paid out,<br>But she gave a flourish with her tail,<br>The boat capsized and four men were drowned,<br>And we never caught that whale, brave boys,<br>And we never caught that whale.<br>To lose the whale, our captain said,<br>It grieves my heart full sore,<br>But oh! to lose (those) four gallant men<br>It grieves me ten times more, brave boys<br>It grieves me ten times more.<br>The winter star doth now appear,<br>So, boys well anchor weight;<br>Its time to leave this cold country<br>And homeward bear away, brave boys<br>And homeward bear away.<br>Oh greenland is a dreadful place<br>A land thats never green<br>Where theres ice and snow, and the whalefishes blow<br>And the daylights seldom seen brave boys<br>But the daylights seldom seen.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />song performed by by Pogues - <i><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/" target=_blank></a></i><div class=q>
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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 awa..."></div>
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