The Irish Rovers – The Old Balena (Guitar)
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[Verse]
D G On the noble fleet of whalers out sailing from Dundee A D Well manned by British sailors to work them on the sea D G On the western ocean passage none with them can compare A D For there's not a ship could make the trip as the "Balena" I declare
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D G And the wind is on her quarter and her engine working free A D And there's not another whaler a-sailing from Dundee D G Can beat the old "Balena" and you need not try her on A D For we challenge all both large and small from Dundee to St. Johns
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D G There's the new built "Terra Nova", she's a model with no doubt A D There's the "Arctic" and "Aurora", you've heard so much about D G There's Jacklin's model mail-boat, the terror of the sea A D Couldn't beat the old "Balena" boys, on a passage from Dundee...
[Chorus]
D G And the wind is on her quarter and her engine working free A D And there's not another whaler a-sailing from Dundee D G Can beat the old "Balena" and you need not try her on A D For we challenge all both large and small from Dundee to St. Johns
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D G And it happened on the Thursday four days after we left Dundee A D Was carried off the quarter boats all in a raging sea D G That took away our bulwark, our stanchions and our rails A D And left the whole concern boys, a-floating in the gales...
[Chorus]
D G And the wind is on her quarter and her engine working free A D And there's not another whaler a-sailing from Dundee D G Can beat the old "Balena" and you need not try her on A D For we challenge all both large and small from Dundee to St. Johns
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D G Bold Jacklin carries canvas and fairly raises steam A D And Captain Guy's a daring boy, goes ploughing through the stream D G But Millan says the "Eskimo" could beat the blooming lot A D But to beat the old "Balena" boys, they'd find it rather hot...
[Chorus]
D G And the wind is on her quarter and her engine working free A D And there's not another whaler a-sailing from Dundee D G Can beat the old "Balena" and you need not try her on A D For we challenge all both large and small from Dundee to St. Johns
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D G An' now that we've landed boys, where the rum is mighty cheap A D We'll drink success to the Captain, for getting us over the deep D G And a health to all our sweet hearts, an' to our wives so fair A D Not another ship could make that trip but the "Balena" I declare...
[Chorus]
D G And the wind is on her quarter and her engine working free A D And there's not another whaler a-sailing from Dundee D G Can beat the old "Balena" and you need not try her on A D For we challenge all both large and small from Dundee to St. Johns