The Ice is Breakin’ Up 2^nd Mate The ice is breakin' up to the north'ard! 2^nd Mate/BenJo/Steward The ice is breakin' up! The ice is breakin' up! The ice is breakin' up! Oh! The ice is breakin' up to the north'ard! There’s a clear passage far as the eye can see! 2^nd Mate The lookout says. BenJo Weigh the anchor! Steward Raise the sail! 2^nd Mate Cause we’re on the hunt for whale! 2^nd Mate/BenJo/Steward And no one here will think of mutiny. Steward ‘Cept maybe me Captain The damned ice is finally breakin’ up to north’ard. They’s whale here I ain’t never been wrong before! So drive those lazy hands! 2^nd Mate Yes sir! They’re meek as lambs. You put the fear of God into ‘em now for sure! 2^nd Mate/BenJo/Steward Mmmmm…. Aaaaaahhhh…. Here we go again…. But crazy Mrs. Keeney She just plays that organ. Nearer my God is she… BenJo And nigh on insanity…break it down! Mrs. Keeney My memory is leavin’ Can’t remember my name Day after gray day And every day the same The silence, the violence The endless brutality Your wanton disregard For this obvious illegality I feel the cold and silence Crushing down on my brain The horrors I’ve endured Would turn a stone insane Believe me, you deceived me When you said, “We’re sailing south!” Two years of salty seamen Leaves a bad taste in my mouth 2^nd Mate/BenJo/Steward The ice is breakin' up! The ice is breakin' up! The ice is breakin' up! Oh! The ice is breakin' up to the north'ard! The whales is all jes’ waitin’ to be killed! We’ll be whistlin’ all the while when we’re whalin’ for the Ile And we won’t go back to Homeport till we’re filled! 2^nd Mate Captain on the deck! Steward If I break another dish I’ll be swimming with the fish BenJo That’s the last time I give lip To a captain on his ship 2^nd Mate They don’t give me much to say. Captain It ain’t the money, don’t you know That’s keepin’ me up here… 2^nd Mate Ablow! There’s whale sir, off the starboard quarter A school of ‘em as far as I can tell You’ll get the Ile now for sure Though it’s likely you’ll lose her Steward The devil he is, damn his soul to hell! Captain: What was that? Steward I said…um…er…uh…well… Look! 2^nd Mate/BenJo/Steward/Captain The ice is breakin’ up to the north’ard!

Music and lyrics by: David Patrick Ford Characters: They’re all me Captain Annie don’t you know me? Speak to me! Ye ain’t mad be ye? Speak to me, Annie, speak to me! 2^nd Mate/BenJo/Steward Breakin’ up, breakin’ up! The ice is breakin’ up, breakin’ up! Breakin’ up, breakin’ up! The ice is breakin’ up, breakin’ up! Breakin’ up, breakin’ up! Mrs. Keeney’s breakin’ up, breakin’ up! Breakin’ up, breakin’ up! Mrs. Keeney’s breakin’ up, breakin’ up!