Great Big Sea - Ferryland Sealer lyrics

Oh, our schooner and our sloop
In Ferryland they do lie
She's already rigged to be bound for the ice
All you lads of the Southern we
Will have you to beware
She's going to the ice in
The Spring of the year

Laddie whack fall the laddie
Laddie whack fall the day

Our course be east north-east for
Two days and two nights
Our captain he cried out "Boys
Look ahead for the ice!"
He hove her about standing in for the land
And 'twas in a few hours we
Were firm in the jam
Laddie whack fall the laddie
Laddie whack fall the day

Oh our captain he cried out
"Come on boys and lend a hand!"
Our cook he makes the breakfast and
Each man takes a dram
With their hats in their hands it
Was earlye for to go
Every man showed his action 'thout
The missing of a blow

Laddie whack fall the laddie
Laddie whack fall the day

Some were killing some were scalping
Some were hauling on board
Some more they were firing and
A-missing of their loads
In the dusk of the evening all
Hands in from the cold
And we counted nine hundred fine
Scalps in the hold

We're now off Cape Spear
In sight of Cape Broyle
We will dance, sing, carouse, my boys
In just a little while
We will soon enjoy the charms
Of our sweethearts and friends
But it will not be long before
We're down to the bend

Laddie whack fall the laddie
Laddie whack fall the day

Oh, our schooner and our sloop
In Ferryland they did lie
She's already rigged to be bound for the ice
All you lads of the Southern we
Will have you to beware
She's going to the ice in
The Spring of the year
Laddie whack fall the laddie
Laddie whack fall the day
Fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day
Fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day