Mingulay Boat Song
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Mingulay Boat Song by The Longest Johns
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The Minch is the name for the channel separating the Scottish mainland and Inner Hebrides islands from the Outer Hebrides, the latter of which Mingulay is a part of. Typically the term refers to the northernmost part of the channel, with the center being the Little Minch and the south being the Sea...
Mingulay Boat Song Lyrics
[Chorus]
Heave her ho, boys
Let her go, boys
Swing her head round into the weather
Heave her ho, boys
Let her go, boys
Sailin' homeward to Mingulay
[Verse 1]
What care we though white the Minch is?
What care we, boys, for windy weather
When we know that every inch is
Sailin' homeward to Mingulay
[Chorus]
Heave her ho, boys
Let her go, boys
Swing her head round into the weather
Heave her ho, boys
Let her go, boys
Sailin' homeward to Mingulay
[Verse 2]
Wives are waiting by the pier-head
Gazing seaward from the heather
Bring around, boys, then we'll anchor
'Ere the sun sets on Mingulay
[Chorus]
Heave her ho, boys
Let her go, boys
Swing her head round into the weather
Heave her ho, boys
Let her go, boys
Sailin' homeward to Mingulay
[Verse 3]
Ships return now, heavy-laden
Mother's holdin', babes are cryin'
They'll return yet, when the sun sets
Sailin' homeward to Mingulay
[Chorus]
Heave her ho, boys
Let her go, boys
Swing her head round into the weather
Heave her ho, boys
Let her go, boys
Sailin' homeward to Mingulay
Heave her ho, boys
Let her go, boys
Swing her head round into the weather
Heave her ho, boys
Let her go, boys
Sailin' homeward to Mingulay
Mingulay Boat Song Q&A
Who wrote Mingulay Boat Song's ?
Mingulay Boat Song was written by Sir Hugh Roberton.
When did The Longest Johns release Mingulay Boat Song?
The Longest Johns released Mingulay Boat Song on Tue Jun 19 2018.