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The Phenomenal tale of two Humpback whales who have traveled all over through space and time fighting injustice. I learned this tale all throughout the wild world of Alaska from hardened fisherman and natives from Barlow to Juneau

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C G C
One day Ahab and his men a sitting at the bar
C G C
Ahab said I'll not rest, I'll chase whale near and far
C F C
The men red faced and joyful, filling up on rum
F C G C
They did not see the shadows holding whale sized guns

Humpback Herschel and Harry marched into the room
They smelled of salt and krill and hibiscus perfume
They just returned from a swell Hawaiian orgy
And weren't to pleased to hear Ahab and his awful story

Ahab made a motion, and his crew did gather round
The bar grew silent and made an awful sound
Ahab pulled his harpoon and the Humbacks pulled theirs too
It didn't take too long to wipe out all of Ahabs crew

E Am
Sailing on the ocean line, you might just see
Those who murder in thousands for vice and gluttony
The nets and sails and salty tales, the whaling cavalry
D G
At least until they meet their doom
At the fins of Humpback Herschel and Harry


Old Svend Foyn from Norway was a naughty, naughty man
Many a whale died by his mind if not by his hand
His ship the Spes et Fides brought many a whale to doom
86 tons, 7 knots, and exploding harpoon

He's said to have brought riches to cold icy Norway
Funded an arctic exploration, eased workers on their way
But all of that meant nothing to the bloated rotting whale
And pumped the vengeful blood through Humback Harry and Hershel

They sailed on out to Tonsberg to put Svend in his grave
It was many a Nautical mile and many a treacherous wave
Coming upon the ship where Svend Foyn stood on deck
They pointed the cannon at the sails, put their fins on his neck


Sailing on the ocean line, you might just see
Those who murder in thousands for vice and gluttony
The nets and sails and salty tales, the whaling cavalry
At least until they meet their doom
At the fins of Humpback Herschel and Harry

Its been said that the Japanese have whaled since the 12th Century
That makes nearly 1000 years of murder in the first degree
Many have claimed the Humpbacks hold a murderous grudge
But Humpback Herschel and Harry claim they're just jury and judge

The International Court of Justice has 20 years said
You cannot killed the baleened ones and make the oceans red
And Greenpeace sails alone, a gruesome story they do tell
While far beneath the oceans top plot Humpback Harry and Herschel

Its been sometime since those two have staged a grave attack
But every son of a sailor knows the two will be back
They may have been recruiting and plotting a way
Be sure to listen for their battle song when you stand upon the shore
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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from AlexanderSings! On The Rocks at Hundred Proof Fountain, released July 24, 2015

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