I'se the B'y

I's the b'ye that builds the boat And I's the b'ye that sails her I's the b'ye that catches the fish And brings 'em home to Lizer Hip yer partner, Sally Tibbo Hip yer partner, Sally Brown Fogo, Twillingate, Moreton's Harbour All around the circle! Sods and rinds to cover your flake Cake and tea for supper Codfish in the spring o' the year Fried in maggoty butter. Hip yer partner, Sally Tibbo Hip yer partner, Sally Brown Fogo, Twillingate, Moreton's Harbour All around the circle! I don't want your maggoty fish They're no good for winter Well I could buy as good as that Down in Bonavista. Hip yer partner, Sally Tibbo Hip yer partner, Sally Brown Fogo, Twillingate, Moreton's Harbour All around the circle! {Smoothly} I took Liza to a dance As fast as she could travel And every step that she did take Was up to her knees in gravel. Hip yer partner, Sally Tibbo Hip yer partner, Sally Brown Fogo, Twillingate, Moreton's Harbour All around the circle! Susan White, she's out of sight Her petticoat wants a border Well Old Sam Oliver in the dark He kissed her in the corner. Hip yer partner, Sally Tibbo Hip yer partner, Sally Brown Fogo, Twillingate, Moreton's Harbour All around the circle! I's the b'ye that builds the boat And I's the b'ye that sails her I's the b'ye that catches the fish And brings 'em home to Lizer Hip yer partner, Sally Tibbo Hip yer partner, Sally Brown Fogo, Twillingate, Moreton's Harbour All around the circle!