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When my grandpa was a boy
He went down to the general store
Saw a picture book of a whale
Shooting its spout and flashin' its tail

Then he got a sailor's dream
'Bout cruisin' around on the salty sea
Joinin' up with a fishin' crew
To go out and get him a whale or two

Tell me what kind of men are these
Who sail upon the salty seas ?
Up in the rigging in the afternoon
Swabbin' the decks and sharpenin' harpoons

Hooray and up she rises
Hooray and up she rises
Hooray and up she rises
Early in the morning

There're lots of whales in the deep blue sea
We kill them for the company
We drag 'em 'longside and chop 'em in two
And melt 'em down and sell 'em to you