lirik lagu jack the lad (uk) - weary whaling grounds
if i had the wings of a gull, me boys
i’d spread them and fly home
i’d leave old greenland’s icy grounds
for of white whales, there is none
and the weather’s rough and the winds do blow
and there’s little comfort here
i’d sooner be snug in a newcastle pub
a~drinking up strong beer
oh a man must be mad or want money bad
to venture catching whales
for he may be drowned when the fish turns around
or his head be smashed by the tail
though the work seems grand to the young green hand
and his heart is high when he goes
in a very short burst, he’ll soon hear the curse
at the cry of “there she blows”
it’s all hands on deck now for god’s sake
move briskly if you can
and he stumbles on deck both dizzy and sick
and for his life, he don’t give a d~mn
and high overhead, the great blue spread
and the mate gives the whale the iron
and soon they’ve blood in a purple flood
and from the spouthole comes a flame
these trials we bear for nigh four years
till the flag, she points for home
we’re supposed for our toil to get a bonus on the oil
and an equal share of the bone
but we go to the agent to settle for the trip
and we find we’ve cause to defend
for we’ve slaved away four years of our lives
and earned about three pounds ten
it’s a weary life on the whaling ground
it isn’t safe if you ain’t gonna stand
Lirik lagu lainnya:
- lirik lagu tatiana - salta sin parar
- lirik lagu socunbohemio - conte d'hivern
- lirik lagu jack the lad (uk) - the beachcomber
- lirik lagu sistema de entretenimiento - maquina de entretenimiento virtual
- lirik lagu tatá aeroplano - amoras na beira do rio
- lirik lagu nenzo - independent
- lirik lagu drag the river - defy the moon
- lirik lagu tiemo hauer - ciao (pt. i)
- lirik lagu poetik - demons
- lirik lagu samurai pizza cats - welcome to the fightclub