The Ferryland sealer-Silly Wizard

[00:00.000] 作词 : Traditional [00:12.226] Oh our schooner and our sloop in Ferryland they do lie [00:16.433] They are already rigged to be bound for the ice [00:20.062] All you lads of the Southern we will have you be aware [00:23.834] She is going to the ice in the spring of the year [00:27.621] Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day [00:32.640] We had vittles for to last more than two months at the least [00:36.592] And plenty of good rum, boys, stowed away in our chest [00:40.198] We will give her a rally for to praise all our fency [00:44.149] All our seals will be collected by the William and the Nancy [00:47.578] Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day [00:59.293] Our course be east-north-east two days and two nights [01:03.673] Out captain he cried out, "Boys, look ahead for the ice!" [01:06.823] And we hove her about standing in for the land [01:10.885] And 'twas in a few hours we were firm in the jam [01:14.347] Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day [01:19.424] Oh our captain he cried out, "Come on, boys, and bear a'hand [01:23.248] Our cook he gets the breakfast and each man takes a dram [01:27.037] With their bats in their hands it was earlye to go [01:30.807] Every man showed his action 'thout the missing of a blow [01:34.398] Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day [02:11.325] Some were killing some were scalping, some were hauling on board [02:15.257] And some more they were firing and a-missing of their loads [02:18.944] In the dusk of the evening all hands in from the cold [02:22.572] And we counted nine hundred fine scalps in the hold [02:26.201] Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day [02:30.979] Oh now we are loaded and our schooner she is sound [02:34.930] And the ice it is open and to Ferryland we're bound [02:38.743] We all gave her a rally for to praise all our fancy [02:42.215] Our seals they were collected by the William and the Nancy [02:45.752] Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day [02:52.582] We are now off Cape Spear and in sight of Cape Broyle [02:56.360] We will dance, sing, carouse, my boys, in just a little while [03:00.231] We will soon enjoy the charms of our sweethearts and friends [03:03.686] For it will not be long before we're down to the bend [03:07.718] Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day