mingulay

[00:33.36] Heel y'ho boys, let her go, boys

[00:39.11] Bring her head round into the weather

[00:44.61] Heel y'ho boys, let her go boys

[00:50.11] Sailing homeward to Mingulay!

[00:56.36] What care we tho' white the Minch is

[01:01.11] What care we for wind or weather?

[01:06.86] when we know that every inch is

[01:12.36] sailing homeward to Mingulay?

[01:18.62] Heel y'ho boys, let her go, boys

[01:24.11] Bring her head round into the weather

[01:29.62] Heel y'ho boys, let her go boys

[01:35.11] Sailing homeward to Mingulay!

[01:41.11] When the wind is wild and wailing

[01:46.37] And the waves mount ever higher

[01:52.11] Anxious eyes turn ever seaward

[01:57.61] To see us home, boys, to Mingulay

[02:03.37] Heel y'ho boys, let her go, boys

[02:09.00] Bring her head round into the weather

[02:14.50] Heel y'ho boys, let her go boys

[02:20.25] Sailing homeward to Mingulay!

[02:26.25] Wives are waiting at the pier heads,

[02:31.50] Looking seaward from o'er heather.

[02:37.00] Pull her 'round boys, and we'll anchor

[02:42.25] 'Ere the sun sets on Mingulay!

[02:48.75] Heel y'ho boys, let her go, boys

[02:54.00] Bring her head round into the weather

[02:59.50] Heel y'ho boys, let her go boys

[03:05.00] Sailing homeward to Mingulay!

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[03:42.50] Heel y'ho boys, let her go, boys

[03:47.00] Bring her head round into the weather

[03:52.75] Heel y'ho boys, let her go boys

[03:58.50] Sailing homeward to Mingulay!

[04:05.00] Heel y'ho boys, let her go, boys

[04:09.75] Bring her head round into the weather

[04:15.75] Heel y'ho boys, let her go boys

[04:21.00] Sailing homeward to Mingulay!

[04:27.25] Ships return on, Heavy laden

[04:32.25] Mothers holding the bairns a'cryin

[04:38.00] They return yet, when the sun sets

[04:43.75] They return back to mingulay

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