Come All You Bold Sailormen

[Verse] Come all you bold sailormen Listen to me I’ll sing you a song of the fish of the sea [Refrain] Blow you winds westerly westerly blow We’re bound for the south’ard so steady she goes [Verse] First comes the bluefish a waggin’ his tail He comes off on deck and yells "All hands make sail!" [Refrain] Blow you winds westerly westerly blow We’re bound for the south’ard so steady she goes [Verse] Next comes the eels with their nimble tails They jumped up aloft and loosed all the sails [Refrain] Blow you winds westerly westerly blow We’re bound for the south’ard so steady she goes [Verse] Next comes the porpoise with his short snout He jumps on the bridge and yells "Ready about!" [Refrain] Blow you winds westerly westerly blow We’re bound for the south’ard so steady she goes [Verse] Next comes the swordfish the scourge of the sea The order he gives us is "Helms alee!" [Refrain] Blow you winds westerly westerly blow We’re bound for the south’ard so steady she goes [Verse] Having accomplished these wonderful feats The blackfish sings out next to ríes tacks and sheets [Refrain] Blow you winds westerly westerly blow We’re bound for the south’ard so steady she goes [Verse] Then comes the mackerel with his striped back He plopped on the bridge and yelled "Board the main tack" [Refrain] Blow you winds westerly westerly blow We’re bound for the south’ard so steady she goes [Verse] Then come the catfish with his chucklehead Out in the main chains for a heave of the lead [Refrain] Blow you winds westerly westerly blow We’re bound for the south’ard so steady she goes [Verse] Last comes the whale the biggest of all Singing out from the bridge "auld haht maintzel hal" [Refrain] Blow you winds westerly westerly blow We’re bound for the south’ard so steady she goes [Verse] Well up jumps the fisherman stalwart and grim And with his big net he scoops ’em all in [Refrain] Blow you winds westerly westerly blow We’re bound for the south’ard so steady she goes