IntroAmVerse 1FAm
Well, the smartest clipper you could find
Heave away, haul away
FAm
It is the Margaret Evans on the Black Ball Line
FAm
Clear away the track and let the bullgine run
Verse 2FAm
Tell me now, are you most done?
Heave away, haul away
Every day we're closer to home
FAm
Clear away the track and let the bullgine run
Verse 3FAm
Well, tell me now are you bound to go
Heave away, haul away
FAm
Off to Greenland where there's ice and snow
Clear away the track and let the bullgine run
Verse 4FAm
Tell me now, are you bound to sail
Heave away, haul away
Off to Greenland to catch the whale
FAm
Clear away the track and let the bullgine run
Verse 5
FAm
Well, I though I heard my captain say
Heave away haul away
In another week we'll get more pay
FAm
Clear away the track and let the bullgine run
Verse 6
FAm
Tell me now, are you most done?
Heave away, haul away
Every day we're closer to home
FAm
Clear away the track and let the bullgine run
Verse 7
FAm
Well, the smartest clipper you could find
Heave away, haul away
FAm
It is the Margaret Evans on the Black Ball Line
FAm
Clear away the track and let the bullgine run
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