The Devils Hunt
The 19th Century’s Ultimate example of ‘Finding Out’
The Devils Hunt Sit ye lad And have a drink And buy a pint for me. I'll tell ye a tale as black as ink Of my last trip to sea Have ye heard o' the Essex lad? Perhaps ye heard the tale? She was a grand and stately ship, Stout of mast and sail. Aye the Essex was a mighty ship And of her we did regale And on her decks we sailed the sea to hunt the great sperm whale We set out from the grey waters off Nantucket sound And made...