Song Lyrics Unknown - Desolation    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> U>> Unknown Singer Lyrics [Unknown other resources]>> Desolation Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Unknown Music Title/Track: Desolation Theme ID: 3827 Album: N/A Desolation I will sing a little rhyme as I have a little time About the meanest ship afloat in creation, Her name it is the Mitchell from E town did sail (Edgartown) And they fitted her out to go to Desolation. Her officers are natives of old Cape Cod The place where there is nothing to eat on, But the product of their land is mackerel bones and sand So they had to starve or go to Desolation. On board of some ships they have plenty to eat But it is here they put a stop on our ration; It is work for nothing and find your own grub And starve yourself to death on Desolation. The meat on this ship once belonged to a horse Or some of his damned near relation, They put us on an allowance of a quarter of a pound They could afford no more on desolation. For fear the flour would not last for bread three times a day, And mince pies to feed the after guard on, They cut us short one half and says with a laugh It's good enough for Jack on Desolation. The captains of whalers are abolitionists They go in for amalgamation; A nigger or a Portuguese is treated like a man But Americans are dogs on Desolation. These cowards and villains, for they are such a race They are a disgrace to all civilization. Are our worthy friends who call themselves men And command these prison hulks on Desolation. For toward the end of the voyage they treat you mighty rough They cause you trials and tribulations For if you have any pay they would have you run away And pocket all your earnings on Desolation. From Gale Huntington's book- Songs the Whalemen Sang. Collected from logbook of Bark Ocean Rover, 1859. No tune given: could be fit to The Campanero RG @sailor @whaling filename[ DSLTION play.exe CAMPNERO RG ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Dick Darby The Cobbler, Did She Mention My Name, Diddle Em Darby, Didnt He Ramble, Dido Bendigo, Dido Fido, Die Gute Kamerad, Die Sch?ne Burgenl?nderin, Diesel And Shale, Dillan Bay, Ding Dong Merrily On High, Dinkie Die, Dinkie Die Usmc Wwii Korea, Dinks Song, Director Of Admissions, Dirty Old Man, Dirty Old Town, Discovery, Dit is Een Lied Alleen Voor Kinderen, Divers And Lazarus, Dixie, Dixon And Johnson, Do Ye Ken John Peel, Do You Think That I Do Not Know, Doctor, Doctor In Fife, Doctors Lament, Dodger Song, Does The Spearmint Lose Its Flavor On The Bedpost, Doffin Mistress, Dog And Gun, Dogs Meeting, Dollar Aint A Dollar, Dollar Alarm Clock, Donald Macgillavry, Donald Wheres Your Trousers, Done Laid Around, Doney Gal, Donkey Riding, Donna Donna, Dont Cry In Your Sleep, Dont Forget The Union Label, Dont Go In Them Lions Cage Tonight, Dont Go Out Tonight Dear Father, Dont Let Your Deal Go Down, Dont Put Your Finger Up Your Nose, Dont Think Twice Its All Right, Dont You Hear Jerusalem Moan, Doodle Dandy, Doodle Let Me Go Yeller Gals, Other Unknown song Lyrics 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall Lyrics A Bird in a Gilded Cage Lyrics A Fenian Song Lyrics A Fool Such As I Lyrics A Friend Like You Lyrics A Hero of the Wrong War Lyrics A Horse Named Bill Lyrics A Hundred Years from Now Lyrics A Kangaroo Sat on an Oak Lyrics A Little Bit of Solitude Lyrics A Living Wage Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Unknown Prophets Lyrics Unleashed Lyrics Unleashed Power Lyrics Unlimited Nation Lyrics Unlimited Sound Lyrics UNLOCO Lyrics Unlord Lyrics UNLV Lyrics Unni Wilhelmsen Lyrics Uno Svenningsson Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy