Hark, brothers hark!
J. H. Willis
1.
Hark! brothers, hark! the evening gun,
(Pull away steadily all pull cheerily,)
Booms from the land at set of sun,
(Pull away readily all pull merrily,)
Bend to your oars, for the night breeze
will soon
ripple the waves to the silvery moon,
So happy are we,
And feerless and free,
Pulling our Boat o'er the moonlit sea.
CHORUS:
So happy are we,
And feerless and free,
Pulling our Boat o'er the moonlit sea.
2.
Pull away, boys with main and might,
(all pull readily_ pull, mates cheerily)
Looks that we love are here to night,
(Pull, brothers, steadily_ all
pull merrily)
Our boat, like a sea_bird, skims
swiftly along,
To the dip of our oars and the chime
of our song,
So hearty we be,
And jovial and free,
Pulling away o'er the dark blue sea.
CHORUS:
So hearty we be,
And jovial and free,
Pulling away o'er the dark blue sea.
3.
Ladies at best held landsmen cheap,
(Pull, lads, readily_ all pull merrily)
Beauty's smiles are for sons of the deep;
(Pull, boys, steadily_ all pull cheerily)
And beautiful eyes_ let them say what
they will,
Beam ever brightest on blue_jackets still;
So happy and free,
And gleesome are we,
Pulling our best o'er the tranquil sea.
CHORUS:
So happy and free,
And gleesome are we,
Pulling our best o'er the tranquil sea.
4.
Merrily, when we reach the shore,
(Pull away readily_ all pull cheerily)
A can will drain to the lads of the oar;
(Pull, boys, steadily_ all pull merrily)
And frolic and fun shall be ours, till we
Are bounding again o'er the dark blue sea;
So happy are we,
And fearless and free,
Pulling our best o'er the moon_lit sea.
CHORUS:
So happy are we,
And fearless and free,
Pulling our best o'er the moon_lit sea.