The Balaena

There's a noble fleet of whalers come sailing frae Dundee

Well manned by British seamen to plough them ower the sea

On the Western Ocean passage none with them can compare

But the smartest ship to make the trip is Balaena I declare

When the wind is on the quarter and the engines running free

There's no another whaler come sailin' fae Dundee

Can beat the ol' Balaena so ye needn't try her on

For she'll challenge all baith large and sma' fae Dundee to St John

There's the new-built "Terra Nova", a model with no doubt

The "Arctic" and "Aurora" you've heard so much about

And Jackman's model mail ship -- the terror of the sea

Couldn't beat the auld Balaena, boys, on the passage frae Dundee

When the wind is on the quarter and the engines running free

There's no another whaler come sailin' fae Dundee

Can beat the ol' Balaena so ye needn't try her on

For she'll challenge all baith large and sma' fae Dundee to St John

Well, Jackman carries canvas, and Fairlie raises steam,

And Captain Guy in the Arran boat he ploughs the furrow green,

MacMillan claims the Eskimo could beat the blooming lot,

But to beat the old Balena, boys, he'd find it rather hot.

When the wind is on the quarter and the engines running free

There's no another whaler come sailin' fae Dundee

Can beat the ol' Balaena so ye needn't try her on

For she'll challenge all baith large and sma' fae Dundee to St John

Now that we have landed where the rum is very cheap

We'll drink success to the captain for ploughin' us o'er the deep

A health tae a oor sweethearts and tae oor wives sae dear

And lastly tae Balaena, boys, the ship that brought us here

When the wind is on the quarter and the engines running free

There's no another whaler come sailin' fae Dundee

Can beat the ol' Balaena so ye needn't try her on

For she'll challenge all baith large and sma' fae Dundee to St John

When the wind is on the quarter and the engines running free

There's no another whaler come sailin' fae Dundee

Can beat the ol' Balaena so ye needn't try her on

For she'll challenge all baith large and sma' fae Dundee to St John