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Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version Related threads: Lyr Req: The Last Whale (28) Oh you great Leviathan (32) ADD: The Last Leviathan (Andy Barnes) (133) Lyr Req: The Last Whale (17) Lyr Req: The Last of the Great Whales (11) (closed) |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Date: 03 Aug 01 - 06:24 AM I ended the school year this past June with songs of the sea, including the original that Kat posted. Wait'll school starts and I can zing'em with this new version! Thanks, Melani, for starting this, and thanks all for the great words. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: Gypsy Date: 02 Aug 01 - 10:52 PM Will our Shantyman have fun with these! Thanks for posting the question, Melani. See you at Northern? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: Melani Date: 01 Aug 01 - 11:18 PM Thanks, guys! That's the one! |
Subject: Lyr Add: CALL ME THE WHALE (from Paul Kaplan)^^ From: yirdy Date: 01 Aug 01 - 09:20 AM 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. |
Subject: Lyr Add: CALL ME THE WHALE ^^ From: Dita Date: 31 Jul 01 - 03:27 PM CALL ME THE WHALE By Paul Kaplan
They call me the whale, and thats what I am
I never ment to do you any harm, brave boys,
From the singing of Iain Mackintosh, recorded on "Home for a While", Kettle Kop-14.
The tune is the "Greenland Whale Fisheries", and Iain sings verses 1 & 3 of a variant of Kat's song, posted futher up the thread, before starting Paul's song |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: GUEST,Melani Date: 31 Jul 01 - 02:55 PM I don't think it's "The Last Leviathan." I think the Faith Petric one might be it. I have only a vague memory of having heard it, and I think it's the same tune as "The Greenland Fisheries." It's Alice of the Thayer who wants it, and she may remember it better than I. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: radriano Date: 31 Jul 01 - 11:28 AM Melani, this might be what you are looking for. It's called "The Last Leviathan" by Andy Barnes. The Last Leviathan Richard |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: radriano Date: 31 Jul 01 - 11:22 AM Hi Melani, Can I assume that the song you're looking for is not also called "Greenland Fisheries?" There's a song called "The Last Whale" which might be what you are looking for. Faith Petric did sing it one evening at the shanty sing. Let me see if I can track down the lyrics. Richard |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: GUEST,Dita (at work) Date: 31 Jul 01 - 08:22 AM I know about the song you are looking for. It's a lament sung to the GWF's tune. Iain MacIntosh does it frequently in his live sets. I'll check Iain's recordings when I get home, I can't remember if he's recorded it or not, or if it's in his songbook. If not I'm sure I can get them from him. love, john |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: toadfrog Date: 31 Jul 01 - 12:51 AM I think that's Faith Petric's song; check out her recordings. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) Date: 30 Jul 01 - 11:48 PM For something very unusual, get Whale Song, slack key guitar, John Keawe, on his album Auhele. Exceptional guitar work. Support the whales! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: katlaughing Date: 30 Jul 01 - 09:05 PM Oh,thanks, rich, didn't know that, nor see it in the DT. I really enjoy her hand motions. You've seen them perform, then? I go everytime they come to town. Thanks, kat |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: raredance Date: 30 Jul 01 - 09:01 PM Actually Kat, that's a pretty standard version. What makes it different is that Kim does sign language to the song (doesn't show up well on the CD). rich r |
Subject: Lyr Add: GREENLAND WHALE FISHERIES^^^ From: katlaughing Date: 30 Jul 01 - 08:38 PM GREENLAND WHALE FISHERIES
Twas in eighteen hundred and fifty-three
Oh the lookout on the crosstree stood
We struck the whale, and the line played out
"OH to lose that whale..." my captain cried
Now Greenland is a dreadful place
When the whale get's strike
No more, no more Greenland for you, Brave Boys
From Willson and McKee's cd The Pattern©1995 |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: katlaughing Date: 30 Jul 01 - 08:08 PM Kim McKee and her husband Ken Willson do a whale's version, not a parody. I'll dig out the lyrics later tonight and post them. kat |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: Amos Date: 30 Jul 01 - 08:08 PM And here's the Moby Dick story, if you are interested. A |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: Amos Date: 30 Jul 01 - 08:05 PM This may be what you're seeking, no? A |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: Sorcha Date: 30 Jul 01 - 08:04 PM hmmmm, you don't want much do you Mel? (grin). All I found was The Pogues version, here, which is a little different, but not exactly the whales' point of view. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: Amos Date: 30 Jul 01 - 08:03 PM No -- but I did once write a short version of the Moby Dick original incident from the whale's viewpoint! It's in some old thread from mid-2000 I think. A |
Subject: Greenland Fisheries--Whale's Version From: Melani Date: 30 Jul 01 - 07:46 PM We are trying to find the lyrics to an alternate version of "The Greenland Fisheries," told from the whale's point of view. I checked the DT under that title and found only the tradional version. Does anybody know this one? |
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