The Prince Of Whales

The Prince Of Whales

Sid says:

Now years ago people thought that whales was just big fish. They didn't know that whales was as clever as the next man, and how they sang and all that. They just knew you needed a blooming great hook to catch one. You see, if whales are like people, then that makes all the older people in the village cannibals, 'cos they ate a lot of whale meat during the last war. Anyhow, my Uncle George always reckoned the whales enjoyed the chase. And another thing. Just because whales are intelligent, it don't mean they're all friendly and peaceful. I mean, the most friendly and peaceful person in my village is thick as two short straws, and whales is no different. There's all sorts of whales. There's good whales and bad whales, and there's whales just like you and me, who just want to be left alone to get on with their lives and have a few pints on a Saturday night.

The Prince Of Whales appears on Sid's CD Boiled In The Bag.

Now I'll sing you a whaling song - Heave up, me boys, heave away;

And I'll keep on wailing 'cos whaling's wrong - God bless the Prince of Whales.

The blue whale is the prince of fish - Heave up, me boys, heave away;

Me boys, and me girls, let's all sing this - God bless the Prince of Whales.

That whale is blue as a blue lagoon - Heave up, me boys, heave away;

Well, you'd be blue if you was harpooned - God bless the Prince of Whales.

I am talking 'bout whales in the sea, you twit - Heave up, me boys, heave away;

Not a place full of daffodils and rarebit - God bless the Prince of Whales.

Now catching whales is very bad - Heave up, me boys, heave away;

It's far, far worse than catching crabs - God bless the Prince of Whales.

To save sea creatures is my wish - Heave up, me boys, heave away;

Except, that is, of course, for fish - God bless the Prince of Whales.

Those whalermen; damn their eyes - Heave up, me boys, heave away;

Should pick on something their own size - God bless the Prince of Whales

You can poison slugs, spray greenfly - Heave up, me boys, heave away;

Eat live yoghurt, but whales mustn't die - God bless the Prince of Whales.

Now whales are intelligent, but - Heave up, me boys, heave away;

If they're so clever why don't they duck? - God bless the Prince of Whales.

So I've sung you a wailing song - Heave up, me boys, heave away;

Now I'll stop my wailing, I've gone on too long - God bless the Prince of Whales.