Nantucket Whaling Song

DESCRIPTION: Troubles sailing from Nantucket to the coast of Chile to hunt sperm whales. "They cruise whole months or so and never see a whale, Their water all stagnated grows and their provisions fail." Finally they find and take a whale.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1840 (source: Frank-JollySailorsBold)
KEYWORDS: travel commerce sea ship ordeal whale sailor whaler
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Frank-JollySailorsBold 32A, "Nantucket Whaling Song" (1 text, 3 tunes)
Roud #2022
NOTES [14 words]: Steve Roud lumps this with the song I've filed as "Hearts of Gold." I don't see it. - RBW
Last updated in version 7.0
File: FJSB032A

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