Final Trawl Lyrics
Final Trawl
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Archie Fisher - as performed by Garnet Rogers
Tuning ==> DADGBE
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It's been three long years
Since we made her pay
Sing, haul away, my laddie-o
And we can't get by on the subsidy
Sing haul away, my laddie-o
So now you heave away
For the final trawl
Sing haul away, my laddie-o
It's an easy pull
For the catch is small
Sing haul away, my laddie-o
And then you take your gear, lad
And batten down
And I'll taker her wheel, lad
And turn her 'round
And then we'll join the 'Venture'
And the 'Morning Star'
Riding high and empty
Towards the bar
For I'd rather beach her
On the Skerry rock
Than to see her torched
In the breakers dock
Then when I die
You can stow me down
In her rusty hold
Where the breakers sound
And then I'll make the haven
Of Fiddler's Green
Where the grub is good
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And the bunks are clean
For I've fished a lifetime
Boy and man
And this final trawl
Scarcely makes a cran
And it's been three long years
Since we made her pay
And we can't get by
On the subsidy
Sing haul away, my laddie-o
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Note:
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'Sing haul away, my laddie-o' appears after the 2nd and 4th
Line of each verse - as shown in the first and second verse
