Verse 1From The Port Of Saint-Malo, The Grande Hermine Set SailWith A Crew Of Sturdy Bretons Who Could Weather Any GaleKing Francis Wanted Riches And A Passage To The EastBut They Found The Great St. Lawrence, A Wild And Frozen BeastChorusHeave Away For Cartier, The Gulf Is Open WideThey're Riding Up The River On A Cold And Salty TideDe Montréal À La Ville De Québec, They Raised The Lilies HighUnderneath The Granite Cliffs And A Vast Northern SkyHeave AwayHeave AwayYeahVerse 2The Winter Bit Their Fingers, And The Scurvy Thinned The LineTill The Bark Of White Cedar Made Them Feel Better In TimeThey Filled Their Holds With Diamonds That Were Only Common QuartzAnd They Left The King Of France A Land Of Woods And Rocky PortsChorusHeave Away For Cartier, The Gulf Is Open WideThey're Riding Up The River On A Cold And Salty TideDe Montréal À La Ville De Québec, They Raised The Lilies HighUnderneath The Granite Cliffs And A Vast Northern SkyHeave AwayHeave AwayOh-Oh-Oh
