Mingulay Boat Song - The Irish Rovers

Heel her home, boys, let her go, boys

Swing her head round, into the weather

Heave her ho, boys, let her go, boys

Sailing homeward to Mingulay.

What care we though, white the Minch is?

What care we for wind or weather?

Let her go, boys

Every inch is sailing homeward for Mingulay.

Heel her home, boys, let her go, boys

Swing her head round, into the weather

Heave her ho, boys, let her go, boys

Sailing homeward to Mingulay.

Wives are waiting, by the pier head,

Or looking seaward, from the heather,

Heave her round, boys and we’ll anchor

'ere the sun sets on Mingulay.

Heel her home, boys, let her go, boys

Swing her head round, into the weather

Heave her ho, boys, let her go, boys

Sailing homeward to Mingulay.

Lights are shining on the harbor

lights are shining to guide us home.

Heel her home, boys,

and we’ll anchor safe and sound, boys

in Mingulay.

Heel her home, boys, let her go, boys

Swing her head round, into the weather

Heave her ho, boys, let her go, boys

Sailing homeward to Mingulay.

Heel her home, boys, let her go, boys

Swing her head round, into the weather

Heave her ho, boys, let her go, boys

Sailing homeward to Mingulay.