Cape Cod Girls
A classic forebitter and capstan shanty celebrating the women of Cape Cod. One of the most popular and widely sung sea songs.
Lyrics
Cape Cod girls don't use no combs,
Heave away, haul away!
They comb their hair with the codfish bones,
And we're bound away for Australia!
So heave her up, ya bully, bully boys,
Heave away, haul away!
Heave her up and don't ya make a noise,
And we're bound away for Australia!
Cape Cod kids, they don't have any sleds,
Heave away, heave away!
They slide down their hills on codfish heads,
And we're bound away for Australia!
Cape Cod farmers, they don't have any pails,
Heave away, heave away!
They haul their water in codfish scales,
And we're bound away for Australia!
Cape Cod kids, they don't have any slacks,
Heave away, heave away!
They make their pants out of codfish backs,
And we're bound away for Australia!