Come All You Bold Sailor Men

Pete Seeger

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Come all you bold sailor men, listen to me I'll sing you a song of the fish of the sea Blow ye winds westerly, westerly blow We're bound for the southards, so steady she goes First comes the bluefish a-waggin' his tail He comes up on deck and yells "All hands make sail!" Blow ye winds westerly, westerly blow We're bound for the southards, so steady she goes Next comes the eels with their nimble tails They jumped up aloft and loosed all the sails So blow ye winds westerly, westerly blow We're bound for the southards, so steady she goes Next comes the porpoise with his short snout He jumps on the bridge and yells "Ready about!" So blow ye winds westerly, westerly blow We're bound for the southards, so steady she goes Next comes the swordfish, the scourge of the sea The order he gives us is "Helm's a-lee!" Well blow ye winds westerly, westerly blow We're bound for the southards, so steady she goes Having accomplished these wonderful feats The blackfish sings out next "To rise tacks and sheets!" Well blow ye winds westerly, westerly blow We're bound for the southards, so steady she goes Then comes the mackerel with his striped back He flopped on the bridge and yelled "Board the main tack!" Well blow ye winds westerly, westerly blow We're bound for the southards, so steady she goes Then comes the catfish with his chucklehead Out in the main chains for a heave of the lead Well blow ye winds westerly, westerly blow We're bound for the southards, so steady she goes Last comes the whale, the biggest of all Singin' out from the bridge "Halt! Halt! Mainsail haul!" Well blow ye winds westerly, westerly blow We're bound for the southards, so steady she goes Well up jumps the fisherman, stalwart and grim And with his big net he scoops 'em all in Well blow ye winds westerly, westerly blow We're bound for the southards, so steady she goes