| A hundred whales a year at the peak of his career
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| And in between ten thousand fish
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| Each week she would appear at the Straight Street pier
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| Where every able sailor got his wish
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| There was plenty half again — Captain Cathcart loved his gin
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| He gave a daily ration to the crew
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| He danced a blinding jig each time they hit it big
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| When the lookout would sound thar she blew
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| And the skipper would give chase as they heaved to the race
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| In the eye of the beast every man saw his face
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| Well the Ghost of Ontario sailed into the night
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| All the way from Nantucket to Saint John
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| How he ever found the way into Saint George’s Bay
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| Harpoon and a live one hangin' on
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| And she dragged 'em all the way to Cape Breton
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| In town there was a rumor of a whale that dragged a schooner
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| Halfway back to Ireland in a tick
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| It was Halloween night but Captain wouldn’t bite
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| He could tell she were no Moby d___
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| When they gaffed her in the side they were in for a ride
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| Straight off the Bay of Rocks with no place to hide
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| Well the Ghost of Ontario sailed into the night
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| All the way from Nantucket to Saint John
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| How he ever found the way into Saint George’s Bay
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| Harpoon and a live one hangin' on
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| And she dragged 'em all the way to Cape Breton
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| I was clingin' to the wreckage, just a few of us were left
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| The lucky ones among us were better off dead
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| I swear I heard her creakin' in the wind from the west
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| But we never saw it comin' up ahead
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| They say he roams the seas just lookin' for a fight
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| His ship was lost a thousand miles from land
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| He haunts Coffin House for liquor every night
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| with a telescope and a pistol in hand
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| No tide that came his way could ever drown that man’s thirst
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| No hurricanes or icebergs could lift that mighty curse
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| Well the Ghost of Ontario sailed into the night
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| All the way from Nantucket to Saint John
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| How he ever found the way into Saint George’s Bay
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| Harpoon and a live one hangin' on
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| And she dragged 'em all the way to Cape Breton |