Sorry, that should be Frankie Laine. Just checked his web site, but found no mention of that song. Had it on a long-since-lost album back then, but haven't found it on any of the reissue CDs I've seen.

Think I just remembered some more:

There's a bridge line....

Yo ho, yo ho, a-whalin' they did go
then another verse
The bravest men chased after him
And each one of them he fought
And every ship he did outswim
To this day he's not been caught
They couldn't pierce his hide of steel
No harpoon made would hold


Oh, jeez! somebody help me, please. Now I've got this partial song in my head and it'll drive me wild till it's finished

david