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Version 1[Intro] G [Verse] G 'Tis advertised in Boston, New York, and Buffalo C G D A hundred hardy sailors, a whalin' for to go [Chorus] G Singing, blow, ye winds, o' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho C G Haul away your runnin' gear and blow, boys, blow [Verse] G They tell you of the clipper ships a-runnin' in and out C G D They say you'll take five hundred whales before you're six months out [Chorus] G Singing, blow, ye winds, o' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho C G Haul away your runnin' gear and blow, boys, blow [Verse] G The skipper's on the after deck a-squintin' at the sails C G D When up above the lookout spots a mighty school of whales [Chorus] G Singing, blow, ye winds, o' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho C G Haul away your runnin' gear and blow, boys, blow [Verse] G Then lower down the boats, my boys, and after him we'll travel C G D But if you get too near his tail, he'll kick you to the devil [Chorus] G Singing, blow, ye winds, o' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho C G Haul away your runnin' gear and blow, boys, blow [Verse] G And now that he is ours, my boys, we'll bring him alongside C G D Then over with our blubber hooks and rob him of his hide [Chorus] G Singing, blow, ye winds, o' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho C G Haul away your runnin' gear and blow, boys, blow [Verse] G When we get home, our ship makes fast, and we get through our sailin' C G D A brimmin' glass, around we'll pass and hang this blubber whalin' [Chorus] G Singing, blow, ye winds, o' mornin', blow, ye winds, hi ho C G Haul away your runnin' gear and blow, boys, blow, blow, boys, blow