Last of the Great Whales

My soul has been torn from me

And I am bleeding

My heart it has been rent

And I am crying

All the beauty around me fades

And I am screaming

I am the last of the great whales

And I am dying

Last night I heard the cry

Of my last companion

The roar of the harpoon gun

And then I was alone

I thought of the days gone by

When we were thousands

But I know that I soon must die

The last leviathan

This morning the sun did rise

Crimson in the north sky

The ice was the colour of blood

And the winds they did sigh

I rose for to take a breath

It was my last one

From a gun came the roar of death

And now I am done

Oh now that we are all gone

There's no more hunting

The big fellow is no more

It's no use lamenting

What race will be next in line?

All for the slaughter

The elephant or the seal

Or your sons and daughters

My soul has been torn from me

And I am bleeding

My heart it has been rent

And I am crying

All the beauty around me fades

And I am screaming

I am the last of the great whales

And I am dying