The Mingulay Boat Song Songtext
von The McCalmans

Heel ya ho, boys, let her go, boys
Swing her head ′round, and all together
Heel ya ho, boys, and we'll anchor
As the sun sets on Mingulay

Not a wave in straights and narrows
White her shoulders, cresting seafoam
Out by Uist and by Lewis
As the sun sets on Mingulay

Heel ya ho, boys, let her go, boys
Swing her head ′round, and all together
Heel ya ho, boys, and we'll anchor
As the sun sets on Mingulay


Wives are waiting by the harbour
They've been waiting since break of day, boys
They′ve been waiting for their loved ones
As the sun sets on Mingulay

Heel ya ho, boys, let her go, boys
Swing her head ′round, and all together
Heel ya ho, boys, and we'll anchor
As the sun sets on Mingulay

What care we though wide the minch is
What care we for wind or weather
Heel ya ho boys, and we′ll anchor
As the sun sets on Mingulay

Heel ya ho, boys, let her go, boys
Swing her head 'round, and all together
Heel ya ho, boys, and we′ll anchor
As the sun sets on Mingulay