Dita above has almost the correct version as sung by Ian McIntosh (missing out the second verse) Here is the original version as sung by Paul Kaplan on his LP - "Life on the Planet" Copyright 1982 - Hummingbird Records 212 W.85St.,New York, N.Y. 10024. Tune - as stated previously, The Greenland Whale Fisheres.

CALL ME THE WHALE

Call me the whale for that´s what I am
And that`s what I am to be
You may call yourselves the kings of the land
But I am the king of the sea, brave boys
Yes I am the king of the sea

You came after me in your matchstick boats
With your harpoons poised for the kill
When I looked you in the eye I never saw you cry
But I know I gave you a chill brave boys
I know that I gave you a chill.

But I didn`t ever mean you any harm brave boys
When I sent you to the bottom with my tail
I only meant to show you that you should have been at home
Instead of on the ocean chasing whales brave boys
Instead of on the ocean chasing whales

But you never got the message and the more and more you came
Till I ran out of places to hide
When your boats got so big that I could not bring you down
Then I knew you had turned the tide brave boys
I knew you had turned the tide.

Now you hunt me down in your factory ships
And you never even touch me with your hands
In the morning I am playing with my babies in the waves
In the afternoon I`m packed into your cans brave boys
In the afternoon I´m packed into your cans

You`ve gotten so efficient with your implements of death
That by now I`m barely alive
But if you treat each other the way you`ve treated me
I think I`m going to survive brave boys
Yes I think I`m going to survive. ^^

Line Breaks <br> added.
-Joe Offer-