Il ya ho, boys Let her go, boys Bring her head round into the weather Il ya ho, boys Let her go, boys Sailin' homeward to Mingulay What care we though white the Minch is? What care we for, the wind or the weather Let her go, boys! Every inch is Sailin' homeward to Mingulay Il ya ho, boys Let her go, boys Bring her head round into the weather Il ya ho, boys Let her go, boys Sailin' homeward to Mingulay Wives are waiting on the pier-head Gazing seaward from the heather Pull her head around, and we'll anchor Here the sun sets on Mingulay Il ya ho, boys Let her go, boys Bring her head round into the weather Il ya ho, boys Let her go, boys Sailin' homeward to Mingulay Il ya ho, boys Let her go, boys Bring her head round into the weather Il ya ho, boys Let her go, boys Sailin' homeward to Mingulay Il ya ho, boys Let her go, boys Bring her head round into the weather Il ya ho, boys Let her go, boys Sailin' homeward to Mingulay