Peter, Paul and Mary - Greenland whale fisheries

When the ^Gwhale gets^D strike and the^Am line runs^G out And the ^Cwhale makes a ^Amflounder with its ^Dtail And the ^Gboat cap-^Csized and I ^Amlost my darlin' ^Dman ^GNo more, ^Cno more Green-^Amland for ^Cyou, brave ^Dboys ^GNo more, ^Cno more Green-^Amland for ^Gyou

'Twas in ^Geighteen ^Chundred and ^Gfifty-three, on June the ^Amthirteenth ^Dday, That our ^Ggallant ^Amship, her ^Canchor ^Dweighed, And for ^GGreenland ^Amsailed aw^Day, brave boys, G C (D) G and for Greenland sail-ed a-way.

The l^Gookout ^Con the ^Gcross tree stood, with a spyglass ^Amin his ^Dhand, "There^G's a whale, there^Am's a whale, there^C's a whalefish,^D" he cried, And she ^Gblows at ^Amevery ^Dspan, brave boys, G C (D) G She blows at ev-ery span.

Well we ^Gstruck that ^Cwhale and the ^Gline played out But she gave a ^Amflounder with her ^Dtail And the ^Gboat cap^Amsized and ^Cfour men were ^Ddrowned And we ^Gnever ^Amcaught that ^Dwhale G C (D) G We never caught that whale

Oh, to ^Glose that ^Cwhale, my ^Gcaptain cried It grieves my ^Amheart full ^Dsore But to ^Glose four ^Amof my ^Cgallant ^Dmen It ^Ggrieves me ^Amten times ^Dmore, brave boys G C (D) G It grieves me ten times more

Oh, ^GGreenland is a ^Cdreadful ^Gplace It's a land that's ^Amnever ^Dgreen Where there's ^Gice and ^Amsnow and the ^Cwhale fishes ^Dblow And ^Gdaylight's ^Amseldom ^Dseen, brave boys G C (D) G And daylight's sel-dom seen

When the ^Gwhale get ^Dstrike and the ^Amline runs ^Gout And the ^Cwhale makes a ^Amflounder with its ^Dtail