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Nic Jones
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The Humpback Whale
Fifty-six I sailed on board A ship called Byron One She's carried trawler men on deck And a harpoon whaling gun
Oh you trawler men, come on Forget your snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail Fishing for the humpback whale
A tractor for a whale winch And the ship's an old Fairmile Twin diesels turn the screws around She'll whale in a fine old style
Oh you trawler men, come on Forget your snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail Fishing for the humpback whale
Keep a sharp look-out me lads The whale he's on the run And we'll drive him into Byron Bay And we'll shoot him with our guns
Oh you trawler men, come on Forget your snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail Fishing for the humpback whale
The harpoon and the line fly through Very deep into the whale She split the timbers of the ship With a flurry of her tail
Oh you trawler men, come on Forget your snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail Fishing for the humpback whale
The rigging struts are snapped in two We reel beneath the blow The gunner fires a killer shot And that humpback sank below
Oh you trawler men, come on Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Forget your snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail Fishing for the humpback whale
Make her tail fast to the bows We've got no time for bed For four and twenty hours each day We kept that factory fed
Oh you trawler men, come on Forget your snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail Fishing for the humpback whale
The flensing men upon the land Some had been jackaroos They skin the blubber from the whales Like they're skinning kangaroos
Oh you trawler men, come on Forget your snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail Fishing for the humpback whale
A hundred whales and then fifty more Through the factory we did send And then the orders came - knock off me lads Your season's at an end
Oh you trawler men, come on Forget your snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail Fishing for the humpback whale
Back into Ballina we steered Tied up and stowed the gear All hands headed for the pub And we filled ourselves with beer
Oh you trawler men, come on Forget your snapper and your prawn For it's out of Ballina we'll sail Fishing for the humpback whale
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