Blow Ye Winds Heigh Ho-Almanac Singers

[ti:Blow Ye Winds Heigh Ho] [ar:Almanac Singers] [al:Classic Folk Songs - Vol. 4 - Almanac Singers] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]Blow Ye Winds Heigh Ho - Almanac Singers [00:00.02]Written by：Public Domain [00:00.04] [00:09.80]'Tis advertised in Boston New York and Buffalo [00:13.82]Five hundred brave Americans a-whaling for to go [00:17.43]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [00:19.99]Blow ye winds heigh ho [00:21.32] [00:21.88]Clear away your running gear [00:23.76]And blow blow blow [00:26.15] [00:26.75]They'll send you to New Bedford town [00:28.70]That famous whaling port [00:30.52]And hand you to some land-sharks [00:32.41]There to board and fit you out [00:34.32]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [00:36.75]Blow ye winds heigh ho [00:38.65]Clear away your running gear [00:40.44]And blow blow blow [00:43.48]They'll tell you of the clipper [00:44.91]Ships a-going in and out [00:47.30]And say you'll take five hundred [00:49.02]Sperm before you're six months out [00:51.06]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [00:53.50]Blow ye winds heigh ho [00:55.41]Clear away your running gear [00:57.28]And blow blow blow [01:00.28]It's now we're out to sea my boys [01:02.19]The wind comes on to blow [01:04.14]One half the watch is sick on deck [01:06.06]The other half below [01:07.85]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [01:10.03]Blow ye winds heigh ho [01:12.12]Clear away your running gear [01:13.91]And blow blow blow [01:16.39] [01:16.93]And as for the provisions [01:18.69]We don't get half enough [01:20.66]A little piece of stinkin' beef and [01:22.83]A damn small bag of duff [01:24.54]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [01:26.82]Blow ye winds heigh ho [01:28.81]Clear away your running gear [01:30.57]And blow blow blow [01:33.59]The skipper's on the quarterdeck [01:35.16]A-squintin' at the sails [01:37.25]When up aloft the lookout cries [01:39.29]He sights a school of whales [01:41.24]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [01:43.34]Blow ye winds heigh ho [01:45.28]Clear away your running gear [01:46.99]And blow blow blow [01:49.85]So clear away the boats me boys [01:51.86]And after him we'll travel [01:53.74]But if you get too near his flukes [01:55.64]He'll kick you to the devil [01:57.39]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [01:59.63]Blow ye winds heigh ho [02:01.60]Clear away your running gear [02:03.31]And blow blow blow [02:06.42]When comes the stowing down [02:07.81]Me boys 't will take both night and day [02:10.25]And you'll all have 50 cents [02:11.84]Apiece on the 190th lay [02:13.91]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [02:16.24]Blow ye winds heigh ho [02:18.17]Clear away your running gear [02:19.83]And blow blow blow [02:22.76]And now we're homeward bound [02:24.40]Me boys and when we're through our sailin' [02:26.67]A winding glass around we'll pass [02:28.62]And damn this blubber whaling [02:30.31]Singin' blow ye winds in the morning [02:32.69]Blow ye winds heigh ho [02:34.57]Clear away your running gear [02:36.42]And blow blow blow