When I was a little lad me mother often told me, Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe. That if I did not kiss the girls me lips would grow all moldy. Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
Away haul away, we'll haul away together. To me way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
I sailed the seas for many a-year not knowing what I was missin', Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe. I set my sails up for the girls and startin' in a-kissin' Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
Away haul away, This good ship now is rollin'. To me way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
At first I had a Spanish gal but she was daft and lazy Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe. But now I got an Irish girl, she damn near drive me crazy Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
Away haul away, we're bound for better weather. To me way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
I got myself an Irish girl, her name is Kitty Finnigan Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe. She took me boat, she took me clothes, she took me plate and panickin' Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
Now listen, m'boys, while I tell you about my darlin' Nancy Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe. She's copper-bottomed English built. She's just me style and fancy Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
Away haul away, this good ship now is rollin'. To me way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
Now, Louis was the king of France before the revolution. Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe. But then he got his head chopped off it spoiled his constitution Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
Away haul away, We're bound for better weather. To me way haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
Away haul away, we'll haul for better weather. Way haul away, we'll haul away Joe. AWay haul away, we'll haul away together. way haul away, we'll haul away for the whalin'.
Those Galway girls don't use no combs Heave away, haul away Combs their hair with the codfish bones And we're bound away for the whalin'.
And heave 'er up me bally, bally boys Heave away, haul away Heave 'er up and don't ya make a noise And we're bound away for the whalin'.
Them Galway boats don't have no sails Heave away, haul away All blowed off with the Northwest gails And we're bound away for the whalin'.
And heave 'er up me bally, bally boys Heave away, haul away Heave 'er up and don't ya make a noise And we're bound away for the whalin'.
And it's 'round Cape Horn that we must go Heave away, haul away For that's where them whale-fish blow And we're bound away for the whalin'.
And heave 'er up me bally, bally boys Heave away, haul away Heave 'er up and don't ya make a noise And we're bound away for the whalin'.
My dear old mother, she wrote to me Heave away, haul away "Son, Dear son, come home from a-sea" And we're bound away for the whalin'.
And heave 'er up me bally, bally boys Heave away, haul away Heave 'er up and don't ya make a noise And we're bound away for the whalin'.
But them Galway girls don't wear no clothes Heave away, haul away Galway City just as straight as she goes And we're bound away for the whalin'.
And heave 'er up me bally, bally boys Heave away, haul away Heave 'er up and don't ya make a noise And we're bound away for the whalin'.
And it's one more pull and that will do Heave away, haul away Where the boys and we'll pull up the rue. And we're bound away for the whalin'.