Schooner Fare - John cook

^DOh, John C^Gook, ye have ta^Cken us to h^Gell; Locked up in the ice off Baffin I^Csland^D. We've b^Ceen here for a y^Gear, now the wa^Gter's co^Dmin' cl^Cear; Won't you s^Get for home, John Cook, without the o^Cil?

We s^Gailed her out from Gl^Emoucester, to h^Cunt the mighty wh^Gale; A crew of twenty seas^Emoned whalin' m^Den. With S^Clocum at the h^Gelm and me and Drury ha^Dulin' s^Email, And the Ca^Cptain shouting orders at the w^Dind.

The ^GCaptain's wife had be^Emgged to go and C^Cook could not d^Geny her; For Annie Cook was s^Emweet and young and f^Dair. She's ^Cbeen this last year d^Gown below, a'huddled ne^Dar the f^Emire; The wh^Caler's lot was m^Dore than she could b^Gear.

^DOh, John C^Gook, ye have ta^Cken us to h^Gell; Locked up in the ice off Baffin I^Csland^D. We've b^Ceen here for a y^Gear, now the wa^Gter's co^Dmin' cl^Cear; Won't you s^Get for home, John Cook, without the o^Cil?^D

With o^Gne year gone and ^Emone to go we'd l^Cess than half the o^Gil; Four hundred barrels f^Emilled and in the h^Dold. The Ca^Cptain turned her n^Gorth'ard where he knew we'd fi^Dnd the w^Emhale But in^Cstead of whales we found the bitter c^Dold.

The ^GAtlantic Queen did sh^Emudder as she bra^Cved the arctic g^Gales; But her master would not h^Emeed the mate's ad^Dvice: Oh, Ca^Cptain, turn her so^Guth'ard and damn the he^Dllish wh^Emale; For ^Cif you don't we'll s^Doon be trapped in i^Gce.

^DOh, John C^Gook, ye have ta^Cken us to h^Gell; Locked up in the ice off Baffin I^Csland^D. We've b^Ceen here for a y^Gear, now the wa^Gter's co^Dmin' cl^Cear; Won't you s^Get for home, John Cook, without the o^Cil?^D

So^Gon the ice stretched ^Emall around the p^Croud Atlantic Q^Gueen; And nine months gone the f^Emood began to s^Dpoil. The Ca^Cptain paced the fo^Gredeck, tortured, t^Dorn b^Emetween, His l^Cove for Ann and lusting for the o^Dil.

For A^Gnnie Cook had b^Emegged her John to t^Cake her home to G^Gloucester, Or sure it was she'd l^Emose her s^Danity. And the c^Crew of the A^Gtlantic Queen had charged her l^Dord and m^Emaster To p^Coint her south or fa^Dce a mu^Gtiny.

^DOh, John C^Gook, ye have ta^Cken us to h^Gell; Locked up in the ice off Baffin I^Csland^D. We've b^Ceen here for a y^Gear, now the wa^Gter's co^Dmin' cl^Cear; Won't you s^Get for home, John Cook, without the o^Cil?^D

The C^Gaptain made his cho^Emice, he'd not re^Cturn without the o^Gil. His pride was more imp^Emortant than his w^Dife. And wh^Cen there came the ^Gmutiny he shot the S^Dteward B^Emoyle; To t^Cake the Queen they'd have to take his l^Dife.

T^Gwo more weeks, the ^Emice cleared north, we ^Cset out the whales to f^Gind; We took three beasts be^Emfore the second d^Day. Michael B^Coyle had lost his l^Gife and Annie Cook had l^Dost her ^Emmind, And the C^Captain's coal black ha^Dir had gone to gr^Gay.

^DOh, John C^Gook, ye have ta^Cken us to h^Gell; Locked up in the ice off Baffin I^Csland^D. We've b^Ceen here for a y^Gear, now the wa^Gter's co^Dmin' cl^Cear; Won't you s^Get for home, John Cook, without the o^Cil? ^DOh, John C^Gook, ye have ta^Cken us to h^Gell; Locked up in the ice off Baffin I^Csland^D. We've b^Ceen here for a y^Gear, now the wa^Gter's co^Dmin' cl^Cear; Won't you s^Get for home, John Cook, without the o^Cil?