8. 2:53 Colin Watson
Ged A Sheol Mi Air M Aineol

Although I Sailed Through Foreign Countries

Chorus:

Although I sailed to foreign countries,

Sadness did not linger in my mind,

Although I sailed to foreign countries.
 

1. We sailed from Boston on a voyage to the Indies.

2. We came to an agreement with a skipper of a handsome ship.

3. Three days before Christmas bad weather descended upon us.

4. The wind blew strongly with rain showers and stinging hailstones.

5. When the inch-thick ropes froze they became three inches in girth.

6. We lost the skin of our hands, and our arms were tired of the struggle.

7. Five of the crewmembers were standing, and seven were prone.

8. I spent three days and three nights at the week during the storm.

9. That is when the skipper said, “Do not yield stout-hearted lads.”

10. “ When you reach port your dram will be certain.”

11. The rigging and the bowsprit were washed away by the rising wave.

12. The top-sail was torn to shreds: it is no fun to tell about it.

13. When the ship would veer to windward she would gain many leagues.

14. My mother is dejected because she does not expect me to return.