Song Description
What happened to the whales?
| Song Length |
3:46 |
Genre |
World - Celtic |
Lyrics
Haul Awa` Lads
©, Willie McCulloch, 2004
Haul awa` lads haul away
Pull the mainsail up and point her eastward
Haul awa` lads haul away
Weel be sailin? home taenight
An? weel raise a glass tae the briny sea
The captain and all of the crew
An` the big blue whale that got awa`
Weel raise a glass tae you
V1
We made our way from the Shetland isles
An? sailed tae the Arctic shores
Far awa? from the highland life
Oor skin was cracked and sore
Through the icy waves we?d crash
An? then the bell would ring
Fire your spears at the monster?s heart
An? pull the devil in
Haul awa` lads haul away
Pull the mainsail up and point her eastward
Haul awa` lads haul away
Weel be sailin? home taenight
An? weel raise a glass tae the briny sea
The captain and all of the crew
An` the big blue whale that got awa`
Weel raise a glass tae you
We cut the blubber and baleen
For lamps and clothes so fine
The sea ran red at the murder scene
A tragedy in time
Was all this toil and sacrifice?
An? souls lost in the gales?
Worth the cost what ere the price
The extinction o` the whales?
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