The Good Ship Lagan

Well upon the tens, we looked the Lagan Shaped her hull and first set sail And from old London aims her prow To sing a song and tell her tales Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Hangin' in the mornin' She sailed us true across the ocean Boston Port to Derry Key 'til the storm That left her reelin' sails all torn from weeks at sea Minutes passed from hours to day He floating free, horizons bare No wisp of wind the gall jumps at us Roastin' in this stiflin' air Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Roastin' in the mornin' (hey!) On the 18th day the ships bell ringin' Fast reply rang from aloft "It's land I tell ya!" ("So it is!") We're not yet found, we're not yet lost And so the Lagan steered to land Though it was no mans land but you Two more days they, took the finest Water for her thirsty crew Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Thirstin' in the mornin' (hey!) Each mornin' we'd lick the dew from grass And pray to gods unknown for rain With the clouds on the horizon Shrinkin' 'til the torrents came We stayed a while on that fair isle Thoughts of home outweighed the rest So stores were filled, we set to work Made good the Lagan 'fore she left Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Sailin' in the mornin' (hey!) For five long months we toiled and laboured More than those we lost at sea We prayed to God and to the Devil Freedom from their purgatory But the storm clouds (hey!) were fast approachin' (hey!) We were still (hey!) two days from shore (hey!) We knew that she (hey!) had seen her terrible (hey!) Lagan crew (hey!) that sees no more That cold dark night the pirates came And grappled to our starboard bow But outnumbered we fought them off The Lagan boys victorious! Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Victors in the mornin' Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Drinkin' 'til the mornin' Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Hanging in the mornin' Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Hooray up the Lagan Partyin' 'til the mornin' (hey!)