De Fisherman

Out in de momin' fo' de break o' day

De de de dum,

Ah pack up me bundle an' I'm on me way

De de de dum,

Out where de fishes do live an' grow

De de de dum,

Ah get me boat ready an' ah mek to go.

Chorus

Ya gotta pull dem oars, men

pull dem oars, men

pull dem oars, men

pull dem oars, men

pull dem oars, men

pull dem oars, men

pull dem.

De ole church bell chime far away,

Won' see me woman till de close o' day,

Poor fishennan put out to sea

Hope dem fish come bite at me.

Big school o' dolphin passin' by

Side o' me boat dem roll dem eye,

Flyin' fish come now dem want to play,

Ah got me net ready, but dem break away.

De sun come up, now it risin' fast,

Down upon de water it shine like glass,

Time rollin' on an' me back get sore

But ah pull me boat farther from de shore

Night time come now ah mek fo' home,

Poor fishennan no more will roam,

Me woman come down an' she tek me han',

Left de salty sea fo' de smell o' land.