This thread seems to have dried up, but here's the required information, taken from the Folktrax cassette:

They shipped me aboard of a whalin' pack bound for the Arctic Sea
Where cold winds blow both frost and snow and icicles hang you'll see
No clothes had we to put on, no money to get 'em, you know
And I often wished that I was back in my dear old home once more.

That is: whalin' [not whaler]

         icicles hang

         had we to put on

I hope this helps someone

Rosemary