Final Trawl

Final Trawl ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Archie Fisher - as performed by Garnet Rogers. Tuning ==> DADGBE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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, 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. -------------------------------------------------------------- Note: ~~~~ 'Sing haul away, my laddie-o' appears after the 2nd and 4th Line of each verse - as shown in the first and second verse