Gaelic Storm

Mingulay Boat Song
Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boysBring her head around into the weatherHeel yo ho, boys, let her go, boysSailing homeward to MingulayWhat care we how white the Minch is?What care we for wind or weatherWhen we know that every inchIs sailing home to Mingulay?Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boysBring her head around into the weatherHeel yo ho, boys, let her go, boysSailing homeward to MingulayWhen the wind is wild and wailingAnd the waves mount ever higherAnxious eyes turn ever seawardTo see us home, boys, to MingulayHeel yo ho, boys, let her go, boysBring her head around into the weatherHeel yo ho, boys, let her go, boysSailing homeward to MingulayAnd wives are waiting at the pierheadSongtexteLooking seaward from over the heatherPull her around, boys, and we'll anchor'Ere the sun sets at MingulayHeel yo ho, boys, let her go, boysBring her head around into the weatherHeel yo ho, boys, let her go, boysSailing homeward to MingulayHeel yo ho, boys, let her go, boysBring her head around into the weatherHeel yo ho, boys, let her go, boysSailing homeward to MingulayHeel yo ho, boys, let her go, boysBring her head around into the weatherHeel yo ho, boys, let her go, boysSailing homeward to MingulayShips return now, heavy ladenMother holding the bairns cryingThey'll return, yet, when the sun setsThey'll return back to Mingulay Aus Songtexte Mania