Blow Ye Winds

'Tis advertised in Boston, New York, and Buffalo a hundred hearty sailors,
a whalin' for to go."
Blow, ye winds, O' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho. Haul away your runnin' gear
and blow, boys, blow
They tell you of the clipper ships a-runnin' in and out. They say you’ll take
five hundred whales before you’re six months out
Blow, ye winds, O' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho. Haul away your runnin' gear
and blow, boys, blow
The skipper’s on the after deck a-squintin' at the sails. When up above the
lookout spots a mighty school of whales
Blow, ye winds, O' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho. Haul away your runnin' gear
and blow, boys, blow
Then lower down the boats, my boys, and after him we’ll travel but if you get
too near his tail, he’ll kick you to the devil
Blow, ye winds, O' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho. Haul away your runnin' gear
and blow, boys, blow
And now that he is ours, my boys, we’ll bring him alongside. Then over with our
blubber hooks and rob him of his hide
Blow, ye winds, O' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho. Haul away your runnin' gear
and blow, boys, blow
When we get home, our ship made fast, and we get through our sailin'.
A brimmin' glass around we’ll pass and hang this blubber whalin'
Blow, ye winds, O' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho. Haul away your runnin' gear
and blow, boys, blow