Blow Ye Winds, Heigh Ho-The Almanac Singers

[ti:Blow Ye Winds, Heigh Ho] [ar:The Almanac Singers] [al:The Very Best Of] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Blow Ye Winds, Heigh Ho - The Almanac Singers [00:10.51]'Tis advertised in Boston New York and Buffalo [00:13.97]Five hundred brave Americans a-whaling for to go [00:17.83]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [00:20.00]Blow ye winds heigh ho [00:22.03]Clear away your running gear [00:23.96]And blow blow blow [00:27.10]They'll send you to New Bedford town [00:28.98]That famous whaling port [00:30.72]And hand you to some land-sharks [00:32.67]There to board and fit you out [00:34.69]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [00:36.88]Blow ye winds heigh ho [00:39.02]Clear away your running gear [00:40.95]And blow blow blow [00:42.86] [00:44.11]They'll tell you of the clipper [00:45.71]Ships a-going in and out [00:47.51]And say you'll take five hundred [00:49.29]Sperm before you're six months out [00:51.67]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [00:53.61]Blow ye winds heigh ho [00:55.76]Clear away your running gear [00:57.56]And blow blow blow [01:00.68]It's now we're out to sea my boys [01:02.55]The wind comes on to blow [01:04.33]One half the watch is sick on deck [01:06.45]The other half below [01:08.22]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [01:10.23]Blow ye winds heigh ho [01:12.34]Clear away your running gear [01:14.28]And blow blow blow [01:17.64]And as for the provisions [01:19.16]We don't get half enough [01:20.92]A little piece of stinkin' beef and [01:23.07]A damn small bag of duff [01:24.70]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [01:26.84]Blow ye winds heigh ho [01:29.02]Clear away your running gear [01:30.92]And blow blow blow [01:33.85]The skipper's on the quarterdeck [01:35.40]A-squintin' at the sails [01:37.54]When up aloft the lookout cries [01:39.66]He sights a school of whales [01:41.48]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [01:43.49]Blow ye winds heigh ho [01:45.56]Clear away your running gear [01:47.43]And blow blow blow [01:50.14]So clear away the boats me boys [01:52.30]And after him we'll travel [01:53.98]But if you get too near his flukes [01:56.01]He'll kick you to the devil [01:57.70]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [01:59.83]Blow ye winds heigh ho [02:01.87]Clear away your running gear [02:03.73]And blow blow blow [02:05.49] [02:06.71]When comes the stowing down [02:08.15]Me boys 't will take both night and day [02:10.49]And you'll all have 50 cents [02:12.03]Apiece on the 190th lay [02:14.16]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [02:16.24]Blow ye winds heigh ho [02:18.40]Clear away your running gear [02:20.22]And blow blow blow [02:23.09]And now we're homeward bound [02:24.62]Me boys and when we're through our sailin' [02:26.87]A winding glass around we'll pass [02:28.93]And damn this blubber whaling [02:30.60]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [02:32.95]Blow ye winds heigh ho [02:34.73]Clear away your running gear [02:36.74]And blow blow blow