Blow Ye Winds Heigh Ho-The Almanac Singers

[ti:Blow Ye Winds, Heigh Ho] [ar:The Almanac Singers] [al:Songs of Protest] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Blow Ye Winds Heigh Ho - The Almanac Singers [00:10.05]'Tis advertised in Boston New York and Buffalo [00:14.02]Five hundred brave Americans a-whaling for to go [00:17.91]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [00:20.08]Blow ye winds heigh ho [00:22.05]Clear away your running gear [00:24.08]And blow blow blow [00:26.37] [00:26.99]They'll send you to New Bedford town [00:29.02]That famous whaling port [00:30.84]And hand you to some land-sharks [00:32.68]There to board and fit you out [00:34.71]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [00:36.85]Blow ye winds heigh ho [00:38.84]Clear away your running gear [00:40.83]And blow blow blow [00:43.67]They'll tell you of the clipper [00:45.41]Ships a-going in and out [00:47.48]And say you'll take five hundred [00:49.30]Sperm before you're six months out [00:51.54]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [00:53.61]Blow ye winds heigh ho [00:55.59]Clear away your running gear [00:57.60]And blow blow blow [00:59.82] [01:00.51]It's now we're out to sea my boys [01:02.59]The wind comes on to blow [01:04.44]One half the watch is sick on deck [01:06.43]The other half below [01:08.06]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [01:10.32]Blow ye winds heigh ho [01:12.34]Clear away your running gear [01:14.26]And blow blow blow [01:16.59] [01:17.20]And as for the provisions [01:19.08]We don't get half enough [01:21.01]A little piece of stinkin' beef and [01:23.08]A damn small bag of duff [01:24.82]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [01:26.95]Blow ye winds heigh ho [01:28.97]Clear away your running gear [01:30.94]And blow blow blow [01:33.23] [01:33.79]The skipper's on the quarterdeck [01:35.40]A-squintin' at the sails [01:37.59]When up aloft the lookout cries [01:39.54]He sights a school of whales [01:41.16]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [01:43.56]Blow ye winds heigh ho [01:45.60]Clear away your running gear [01:47.48]And blow blow blow [01:50.10]So clear away the boats me boys [01:52.63]And after him we'll travel [01:54.15]But if you get too near his flukes [01:56.08]He'll kick you to the devil [01:57.67]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [01:59.90]Blow ye winds heigh ho [02:01.89]Clear away your running gear [02:03.83]And blow blow blow [02:05.87] [02:06.72]When comes the stowing down [02:08.17]Me boys 't will take both night and day [02:10.51]And you'll all have 50 cents [02:12.11]Apiece on the 190th lay [02:13.24]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [02:16.52]Blow ye winds heigh ho [02:18.43]Clear away your running gear [02:19.95]And blow blow blow [02:22.93]And now we're homeward bound [02:24.64]Me boys and when we're through our sailin' [02:27.03]A winding glass around we'll pass [02:29.01]And damn this blubber whaling [02:30.32]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [02:32.91]Blow ye winds heigh ho [02:34.84]Clear away your running gear [02:36.85]And blow blow blow