Well upon the tens, we looked the Lagan
Shaped her hull and first set sail
And from old London aims her prow
To sing a song and tell her tales
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Hangin' in the mornin'
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She sailed us true across the ocean
Boston Port to Derry Key 'til the storm
That left her reelin' sails all torn from weeks at sea
Minutes passed from hours to day
He floating free, horizons bare
No wisp of wind the gall jumps at us
Roastin' in this stiflin' air
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Roastin' in the mornin' (hey!)
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On the 18th day the ships bell ringin'
Fast reply rang from aloft "It's land I tell ya!" ("So it is!")
We're not yet found, we're not yet lost
And so the Lagan steered to land
Though it was no mans land but you
Two more days they, took the finest
Water for her thirsty crew
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Thirstin' in the mornin' (hey!)
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Each mornin' we'd lick the dew from grass
And pray to gods unknown for rain
With the clouds on the horizon
Shrinkin' 'til the torrents came
We stayed a while on that fair isle
Thoughts of home outweighed the rest
So stores were filled, we set to work
Made good the Lagan 'fore she left
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Sailin' in the mornin' (hey!)
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For five long months we toiled and laboured
More than those we lost at sea
We prayed to God and to the Devil
Freedom from their purgatory
But the storm clouds (hey!) were fast approachin' (hey!)
We were still (hey!) two days from shore (hey!)
We knew that she (hey!) had seen her terrible (hey!)
Lagan crew (hey!) that sees no more
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That cold dark night the pirates came
And grappled to our starboard bow
But outnumbered we fought them off
The Lagan boys victorious!
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Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Victors in the mornin'
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Drinkin' 'til the mornin'
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Hanging in the mornin'
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Hooray up the Lagan
Partyin' 'til the mornin' (hey!)