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Mingulay Boat Song

from Arms of the Sea by Alexander James Adams

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MINGULAY BOAT SONG
Traditional Music & Lyrics
Arrangement: Heather Alexander

HEEL YA HO, BOYS! LET HER GO, BOYS!
HEAVE HER HEAD 'ROUNG INTO THE WEATHER!
HEEL YA HO, BOYS! LET HER GO, BOYS!
SAILIN' HOMEWARD TO MINGULAY!

What care we how white the minch is?
What care we for the wind and weather?
Heel ya ho, Boys! Every inch is
Sailin homeward to Mingulay!

Set yer eyes on the sun arisin’
Gulls and doves fill the sky with feather-
Cut her loose for the horizon
We’ll be home soon in Mingulay!

Wives are waitin’ on the bank or
Lookin’ seaward from o’er the heather
Turn around, boys, and we’ll anchor
E’er the sun sets on Mingulay!

Ships return now, heavy laden
Mothers holdin’ their bairns a’cryin’
“They’ll return now, e’re the sun sets,
They’ll return back to Mingulay!”

Sea Fire Productions Inc c&p 2006

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from Arms of the Sea, released August 1, 2006
Vocals, Octave Mandolin, Shaker: Heather Alexander

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Alexander James Adams Redmond, Washington

A changling from the Land of Fae, Heather brings stories and songs from a world where magic never dies and anything can happen if you only believe.

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