{"id":1305,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/the-balena"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"the-balena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/the-balena\/","title":{"rendered":"THE BALENA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n

The noble fleet of whalers came sailing from Dundee
\nWell manned by British sailors to work upon the sea
\nOn the western ocean passage none with them can compare
\nFor there’s not a ship could make the trip as Balena I declare<\/p>\n

Chorus:
\nThe wind is on the quarter and her engine working free
\nAnd there’s not another whaler that sails out from Dundee
\nCan beat the ould Balena she’ll need no trial run
\nFor we challenge all both great and small from Dundee to St. John<\/p>\n

It happened on Tuesday three days out of Dundee
\nThe Gale took off the long boat and a couple of men you see
\nThat took away our bulwark out stanchions and our rails
\nAnd left the ould Balena a frothing in the gales<\/p>\n

There’s a new built Terra Nova she’s a model with no doubt
\nThere’s the “Arctic” and the “Aurora” you’ve heard so much about
\nThere’s Jacklin’s model mail-boat the terror of the sea
\nCouldn’t beat the ould Balena boys on a passage from Dundee<\/p>\n

Chorus<\/p>\n

Bold Jacklin cut the canvas and fairly raised the steam
\nAnd Captain Guy with Erin boy goes ploughing through the stream
\nBut Millan says the “Eskimo” could beat the bloomin’ lot
\nBut to beat the ould Balena boys they’d find it rather hot<\/p>\n

And now that we have landed boys where the rum is mighty cheap
\nWe’ll drink success to Captain Guy for getting o’er the deep
\nAnd health to all our sweethearts and to our wives so fair
\nNot another ship could make that trip but the Balena I declare<\/p>\n

Chorus
\nChorus<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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