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The history of the Perano whalers of the Marlborough Sounds.

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Nine Pairs of Eyes

A stowaway from Italy
Came here from New York
And found hard work
He took his new born family
North and Picton bound
Fishing in the Sounds
A giant spout by his sardine boat
Shook Joe Perano’s sails
When he calmed he saw a future
Hunting for the whales

Nine pairs of eyes
Scanning the Strait for signs of their prize
Three boats away
Chasing through the waves to find their prey
To keep a family a whale dies
Nine pairs of eyes

We set up on Lookout Hill
Watching the waves below
For a humpback’s blow
Then down the track and to the chasers
Hope five tonnes or more
And the engines roar !!
We’re firing 14 pounds of death
Then air and lines in our spoil
We tow ‘em into Tory Channel
To flense and boil for oil

In ‘62 thousands were taken
by Russians and Japanese
From Southern Seas
So few were left that bitter winter
You wonder if whaling pays
And you wait ... for days
In ‘64 we couldn’t pay
When Orca’s boiler failed
Now Conservation wants our eyes
Still spying for the whales

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from Tales of Common Folk, Salt & Sweet Kisses, track released April 3, 2022
Music and lyrics - Nigel Parry

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Nigel Parry New Zealand

Soulful Folkiwi Music
"..rapidly becoming an established player.., bringing his strong, mellow voice and sympathetic guitar sounds to songs old and new, traditional and his own compositions.”

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