Boothbay Whale

Folk song from Maine

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It was way up north in Booth-bay har-bor

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Where the wa-ter’s al-ways cold

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The fish-er folk are a clev-er lot

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Or so I have been told

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Blow hi for his big black-head

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Blow low for his big black tail

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Now step right up and take a lit-tle swig

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And you’ll soon see a Booth-bay whale.