Greenland Whale Fisheries-Lady Godiva

[ti:Greenland Whale Fisheries] [ar:Lady Godiva] [al:Tales of Kings and Boozers] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Greenland Whale Fisheries - Lady Godiva [00:00.93]In eighteen hundred and forty six [00:06.41] [00:06.98]And of march the eighteenth day [00:12.00]We hoisted our colors to the top of the mast [00:18.21] [00:19.09]And for greenland sailed away brave boys [00:27.34] [00:28.35]And for greenland sailed away [00:37.21] [00:42.71]In eighteen hundred and forty six [00:45.81]And of march the eighteenth day [00:48.60]We hoisted our colors to the top of the mast [00:52.00]And for greenland sailed away brave boys [00:55.79]And for greenland sailed away [00:59.43]The lookout in the crosstrees stood [01:02.33]With spyglass in his hand [01:05.11]There's a whale there's a whale [01:06.84]And a whalefish he cried [01:08.57]And she blows at every span brave boys [01:12.30]And she blows at every span [01:15.10] [01:16.16]Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya [01:27.80]The captain stood on the quarter deck [01:30.83]The ice was in his eye [01:33.60]Overhaul overhaul let your gibsheets fall [01:37.05]And you'll put your boats to sea brave boys [01:40.75]And you'll put your boats to sea [01:43.71] [01:44.37]The harpoon struck and the line played out [01:47.38]With a single flourish of his tail [01:50.07]He capsized the boat and we lost five men [01:53.47]And we did not catch the whale brave boys [01:57.25]And we did not catch the whale [02:01.73] [02:23.84]Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya [02:35.82]The losing of those five jolly men [02:38.74]It grieved the captain sore [02:41.47]But the losing of that fine whalefish [02:44.90]Now it grieved him ten times more brave boys [02:48.74]Now it grieved him ten times more [02:51.67] [02:52.43]Greenland is a barren land [02:55.29]A land that bares no green [02:58.06]Where there's ice and snow oh and whalefishes blow [03:01.42]And the daylight's seldom seen brave boys [03:05.26]And the daylight's seldom seen [03:08.76]Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya [03:20.25] [03:20.80]Ha ha ha ha ha haa