![]() I am completely against cruelty to any animal. When we get home, our ship made fast, when we get through our sailin',Ī brimming glass around we'll pass, and damn this blubber whalin'.įirst off, I support many humane society endeavors from dogs to cats and yes, even whales. Then over with our blubber-hooks and rob him of his hide. When we've caught a whale, my boys, we'll bring 'im alongside, Then lower down the boats, my boys, and after him we'll travel,īut if you get too near his tail, he'll kick you to the Devil. When up aloft the lookout spots a mighty school of whales. ![]() The skipper's on the quarterdeck a-squintin' at the sails, One-half the watch is sick on deck, the other half below. They tell you of the clipper ships a-runnin' in and out,Īnd say you'll take five hundred sperm before you're six months out.Īnd now we're out to sea, my boys, the wind comes on to blow The thieves there they are thicker than the other side of Hell. They send you to a boardin' house, there for a time to dwell They send you to New Bedford, that famous whaling port,Īnd give you to some land sharks to board and fit you out. 'Tis advertised in Boston, New York, and Buffalo:įive hundred brave Americans a-whalin' for to go. In honor of this thread, I give you my favorite whaling song:
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