Mingulay Boat Song

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.