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Bally Mena

Harry Belafonte

Bally Mena

Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbor
Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbor
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock
And paint the Bally Mena black
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock
And paint the Bally Mena black

Brothers we were and brothers we'll be
I till the soil and you sail the sea
To the ship Bally Mena you gave your best
But a raging sea laid your soul to rest

Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbor
Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbor
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock
And paint the Bally Mena black
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock
And paint the Bally Mena black

No more to hear, to hear the tale
Of how you tamed a mighty whale
And the girl who waited so patiently
Will walk no more by the sea

Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbor
Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena in the harbor
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock
And paint the Bally Mena black
Bring the Bally Mena to the dock
And paint the Bally Mena black

Bally Mena

Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena no porto
Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena no porto
Traga a Bally Mena para o cais
E pinte a Bally Mena de preto
Traga a Bally Mena para o cais
E pinte a Bally Mena de preto

Irmãos éramos e irmãos seremos
Eu arando a terra e você navegando o mar
Para o navio Bally Mena você deu o seu melhor
Mas um mar revolto fez sua alma descansar

Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena no porto
Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena no porto
Traga a Bally Mena para o cais
E pinte a Bally Mena de preto
Traga a Bally Mena para o cais
E pinte a Bally Mena de preto

Não mais ouvir, ouvir a história
De como você domou uma poderosa baleia
E a garota que esperou tão pacientemente
Não caminhará mais à beira-mar

Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena no porto
Bally Mena, Bally Mena, Bally Mena no porto
Traga a Bally Mena para o cais
E pinte a Bally Mena de preto
Traga a Bally Mena para o cais
E pinte a Bally Mena de preto

Composição: Irving Burgie / Robert DeCormier