Mingulay Boat Song
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
Mingulay is the second southernmost island in the Hebrides chain, the Island chain west of Scotland - This is a rowing shanty
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Il ya ho boys Let ‘er go boys bring her head ‘round in - to the weather
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Hil ya ho boys, Let her go boys Sailing home ward to Mingu - lay
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What care we how white the Minch is What care we for wind or weather
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Bring her round boys for very inch is wearing homeward to Mingulay
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Far behind us hills of Quinlon, Soon before us the hills of heather
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And you know boys the candles glow boys In the windows of Mingulay
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Wives are waiting on the bank or looking seaward from the heather
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Bring her round boys and then we’ll anchor E’er the sun sets on Mingulay
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