Mingulay Boat Song
Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys
Bring her head round to the weather
Hill you ho, boys, let her go, boys
Sailing homeward to Mingulay
What care we though, white the Minch is
What care we for wind and weather?
Let her go boys; every inch is
Sailing homeward to Mingulay
Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys
Bring her head round to the weather
Hill you ho, boys, let her go, boys
Sailing homeward to Mingulay
Wives are waiting by the pier head
Or looking seaward, from the heather
Pull her round boys, then you’ll anchor
Ere the sun sets on Mingulay
Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys
Bring her head round to the weather
Hill you ho, boys, let her go, boys
Sailing homeward to Mingulay
Ships return now, heavy-laden
Mothers holdin’ bairns a-cryin’
They’ll return, though, when the sun sets
They’ll return to Mingulay!
Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys
Bring her head round to the weather
Hill you ho, boys, let her go, boys
Sailing homeward to Mingulay
Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys
Bring her head round to the weather
Hill you ho, boys, let her go, boys
Sailing homeward to Mingulay