save the whales

when my grandpa was a boy

he went down to the general store. saw a picture book of whales

shootin' his spout and flashin' his tail. then he go

a sailor's dream

cruisin' around on the salty sea. joinin' up with a fisher crew go out and get him a whale or two. tell me what kind of men are these that sail upon the salty seas. lovin' and drinkin' in the afternoon

swabbin' the deck and sharpnin' harpoons. hooray

up she rises. hooray

up she rises. hooray

up she rises. so early in the morning. lots of whales in the deep blue sea

we kill them for the companies. drag 'em alongside and chop 'em in two

melt them down and sail it to you. there hardly is a sailor alive

who can keep a tear from his eye. cause he remembers the good old days when there were no whales to save. thank the russians and the japanese for scouring the deep

blue sea. lookin' for ivory and perfume

all the light you'll ever need. hooray

up she rises. hooray

up she rises. hooray

up she rises. so early in the morning. shanghi got a lot on the move

put out from boston in the middle of june. thirty-six months out at sea is nothing but death and misery. set off on a three year cruise

union ship and a union crew. and after six months he began to see

whalin' not what it used to be. a modern ship and a modern crew

occalascopes and explodin' harpoons. a mechanical boat made of steel

a floatin' machine just to kill all the whales. hooray

up she rises. hooray

up she rises. hooray

up she rises. so early in the mornin'. when my grandpa was a boy

he went down to the general store. saw a picture book of whales

shootin' his spout and flashin' his tail. then he got a sailor's dream

cruisin' around on the salty sea. joinin' up with a fisher crew go out and get him a whale or two. tell me what kind of men are these that sail upon the salty seas. lovin' and drinkin' in the afternoon

swabbin' the deck and sharpnin' harpoons. hooray

up she rises. hooray

up she rises. hooray

up she rises. so early in the morning.