Offshore Wind Lyrics

Offshore Wind

Our Falmouth clipper is Kingston bound 

Keel heavy sailors 

She’s weighed with lead and musket rounds 

So haul away bones 

But will we make the Lizard round 

With winds ablowin’  galers 

We’ve done it once and will not found 

So haul away bones 

Pray we’ll get through and no one drowns 

Stay steady bailers 

But miss the tide she’ll run aground 

Haul away them bones 

Now six months out Jamaica found 

We’re rum heavy sailors 

The cargo stowed but three men down 

On our way back home 

Set the sails for an offshore wind, an offshore wind, an offshore wind 

Set the sails for an offshore wind, cos we’re the Falmouth Crew 

Set the sails for an offshore wind, an offshore wind, an offshore wind 

Set the sails for an offshore wind, cos we’re the Falmouth Crew 

Off Mullion Cove we weighed the sound 

We’re keel heavy sailors 

We set the anchor in good ground 

Haul away them bones 

Took to the row boats laden down 

Ye rum heavy sailors 

Buried our booty underground 

Haul away them bones 

Falmouth Crew,  

We’re brave and true,   

‘Cos Falmouth Crew are brothers

The excise men have come around 

We’re law abiding sailors 

Checked us out but nothing found 

Haul away them bones 

So up with the kegs from underground 

Rock steady sailors 

This contraband will earn us pounds 

Haul away them bones 

Set the sails for an offshore wind, an offshore wind, an offshore wind 

Set the sails for an offshore wind, cos we’re the Falmouth Crew 

Set the sails for an offshore wind, an offshore wind, an offshore wind 

Set the sails for an offshore wind, cos we’re the Falmouth Crew 

Falmouth Crew,  

We’re brave and true,   

‘Cos Falmouth Crew are brothers

Set the sails for an offshore wind, an offshore wind, an offshore wind 

Set the sails for an offshore wind, cos we’re the Falmouth Crew