Mingulay Boat Song 

Lyrics courtesy of www.sailorsongs.com

Mingulay is the second southernmost island in the Hebrides chain (the Island chain west of Scotland - This is a rowing shanty   

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Il ya ho boys Let ‘er go  boys  bring her head ‘round in - to the    weather

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Hil ya ho boys, Let her go boys    Sailing   home ward to Mingu - lay

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What care we how white the Minch is   What care we for wind or  weather

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Bring her round boys for very inch is wearing homeward to Mingulay
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Far behind us hills of Quinlon,  Soon before us the hills of   heather

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And you know boys the candles glow boys   In the windows of Mingulay
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Wives are waiting on the bank or looking seaward from the   heather

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Bring her round boys and then we’ll anchor  E’er the sun sets on Mingulay
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Lyrics courtesy of www.sailorsongs.com