The Pogues - Greenland whale fisheries

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^GIn eighteen hundred and ^Dforty-^Gsix On ^CMarch the ^Geighteenth ^Dday We ^Ghoisted our colors to the ^Ctop of the mast ^GAnd for ^CGreenland ^Dsailed ^Gaway, brave ^Dboys ^GAnd for ^CGreenland ^Dsailed ^Gaway

^GThe lookout in the ^Dcrosstrees ^Gstood With ^Cspyglass ^Gin his ^Dhand ^GThere's a whale, there's a whale ^CAnd a whalefish he cried ^GAnd she ^Cblows at ^Devery ^Gspan, brave ^Dboys ^GAnd she ^Cblows at ^Devery ^Gspan

^GThe captain stood on the ^Dquarter ^Gdeck The ^Cice was ^Gin his ^Deye ^GOverhaul, overhaul! ^CLet your gibsheets fall ^GAnd you'll ^Cput your ^Dboats to ^Gsea, brave ^Dboys ^GAnd you'll ^Cput your ^Dboats to ^Gsea

^GOur harpoon struck and the ^Dline played ^Gout With ^Ca single f^Glourish of his ^Dtail ^GHe capsized the boat ^Cand we lost five men ^GAnd we ^Cdid not ^Dcatch the ^Gwhale, brave ^Dboys ^GAnd we ^Cdid not ^Dcatch the ^Gwhale

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^GThe losing of those ^Dfive jolly ^Gmen It ^Cgrieved ^Gthe captain ^Dsore ^GBut the losing of ^Cthat fine whalefish ^GNow it ^Cgrieved him ^Dten times ^Gmore, brave^D boys ^GNow it ^Cgrieved him ^Dten times ^Gmore

^GNow Greenland is a ^Dbarren ^Gland A l^Cand ^Gthat bares no ^Dgreen ^GWhere there's ice and snow, ^Cand the whalefishes blow ^GAnd the ^Cdaylight's ^Dseldom ^Gseen, brave b^Doys ^GAnd the ^Cdaylight's ^Dseldom ^Gseen

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