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Version 1
[Verse]
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Come all you bold sailormen
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Listen to me
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I'll sing you a song of the fish of the sea
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes
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First comes the bluefish a waggin' his tail
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He comes off on deck and yells, "All hands make sail!"
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes
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Next comes the eels with their nimble tails
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They jumped up aloft and loosed all the sails
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes
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Next comes the porpoise with his short snout
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He jumps on the bridge and yells, "Ready about!"
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes
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Next comes the swordfish, the scourge of the sea
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The order he gives us is "Helms alee!"
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes
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Having accomplished these wonderful feats
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The blackfish sings out next to ríes, tacks, and sheets
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes
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Then comes the mackerel with his striped back
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He plopped on the bridge and yelled "Board the main tack"
[Refrain]
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes
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Then come the catfish with his chucklehead
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Out in the main chains for a heave of the lead
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes
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Last comes the whale the biggest of all
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Singing out from the bridge, "auld haht maintzel hal"
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes
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Well, up jumps the fisherman, stalwart and grim
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And with his big net, he scoops 'em all in
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Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow
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We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes