There's a mighty fleet of whalers, a-sailin from Dundee They're manned by British sailors for to take them o'er the sea On a Western Ocean passage there's none that can compare An' the smartest ship to make the trip is Balena, I declare An' the wind is on the quarter, an' the sails are full an' free There's not another whaler a-sailin the Arctic Sea can beat the ol' Balena, an' she need not try it on Fer we challenge all, both great an' small, from Dundee to St. John's!
There's the new-built Terra Nova, she's a model without doubt There's Arctic and Aurora, you've heard so much about There's Jackson's model mail boat, the terror of the sea But she couldn't beat Balena on the passage from Dundee
Bold Jackson carries canvas, an' fairly raises steam An' Cap'n Guy with the Erin Boy goes plowin' through the sea An' Mullen says the Esquimaugh will beat the bloomin' lot To beat the ol' Balena, oh, she'll find it rather hot
An' now that we are landed, where the rum is mighty cheap We'll drink success to our cap'n, fer guiding us o'er the deep A health to all our sweet-hearts, an' to our wives so fair Not another ship could make the trip, than Balena, I declare
