1. The Golden Vanity There was a lofty ship and they put her out to sea And the name of the ship was the Golden Vanity And they sailed her on the lowland lowland low And they sailed her on the lowland sea And she had not been sailing but two weeks or three When she was overtaken by a Turkish revelry As she sailed along the lowland lowland low As she sailed along the lowland sea Then boldly up spoke our little cabin boy Saying, What would you give me if the galley I destroy If I sink them in the lowland lowland low If I sink them in the lowland sea

2. To the man that them destroys, our captain then replied Five thousand pounds and my daughter for his bride If he'll sink them in the lowland lowland low If he'll sink them in the lowland sea The boy he made ready and overboard went he And he swam to the side of the Turkish enemy As she lay along the lowlands lowlands low As she lay along the lowland sea And he had a brace and auger made for the use And he bored nine holes in her hull all at once As she lay along the lowland lowland low As she lay along the lowland sea And some were playing poker and some were playing dice And some were in their hammocks and the sea as cold as ice And the water rushed in and it dazzled to their eyes They were sinking in the lowland sea

3. He swam back to his ship and he beat upon the side Crying, Shipmates take me up for I'm wearied with the tide And I'm weary of the lowlands lowlands low I'm weary of the lowland sea Well, I'll not pick you up, the captain then replied I'll shoot you, I'll drown you, I'll sink you in the tide I will sink you in the lowland lowland low I will sink you in the lowland sea If it was not for the love that I bear for your men I'd do unto you as I did unto them I would sink you in the lowland lowland low I would sink you in the lowland sea And the boy bowed his head and down sank he And he said farewell to the Golden Vanity As she lay along the lowland lowland low As she lay along the lowland sea Repeat 1

4. GREENLAND WHALE FISHERY No longer we will stay on shore since we are so deep in debt And a voyage to Greenland we will go Some money for to make, brave boys, some money for to make. It was the year of eighteen five and March the twentieth day When our gallant ship from her anchor swayed To the seas she bore away, brave boys, to the seas she bore away. It's Bollard was our captain's name and our ship the Lion bold We're away to some far north cold country Where the snow forever lies, brave boys, where the snow forever lies When we did arrive in this far country where the snow for ever lies Where the hail, wind and snow, and the big whales blow And the daylight never dies, brave boys, and the daylight never dies

5. Our mate was up in the crow's nest high with a spy glass in his hand "Oh a whale, oh a whale, oh a whale fish," he cried "And he blows at every span, brave boys, and he blows at every span" Our captain on the deck did run and a clever little man was he "Overhaul, ovehaul, from the davits let them fall And lower your boats to the sea, brave boys, and lower your boats to the sea" The boats being launched and the lines paid out and every boat her crew There have orders been given to all steersmen To steer where the whale fish blew, brave boys, to steer where the whale fish blew. Oh we steered east and we steered west and it's all to catch the whale But he capsized our boats and we lost five men Nor did we catch the whale, brave boys, nor did we catch the whale

6. When this sad news to our captain came, he called up his old ship's crew For the losing of his five 'prentice boys He down his colors drew, brave boys, he down his colors drew. Alas, alas, don't be dismayed for the losing of five men For Providence will have its own way Let a man do all that he can, brave boys, let a man do all that he can.