Fish in the sea текст песни

Come all you young sailormen, listen to me. Windy weather boys, stormy weather, boys. Blow ye winds westerly, blow ye winds, blow. Up jumps the eel with his slippery tail.

Climbs up aloft and reefs the topsail. Then up jumps the shark with his nine rows of teeth. Fish in the sea текст песни jumps the lobster with his heavy claws. Bites the main boom right off by the jaws!. Up jumps the halibut, lies flat on the deck. Up jumps the herring, the king of the sea. Up jumps Fish in the sea текст песни codfish with his chuckle-head. He runs out up forward and throws out the lead!. Up jumps the whale

It was also popular with Gloucester fishermen in the American Northeast. Hugill also collected a version in Devonshire, and it was known in Canada. Americans evidently sang the song to a Scottish tune, and Whall a Scotsmanin Sea Songs and Shanties gives it a different tune from the usual Scottish air. In addition Whall adds that it was also sung to the tune of Blow the Man Down. It was also sung to other tunes. This is a Canadian version, given by Barry Taylor. This was a capstan shanty, and sailors would take turns with verses, giving a new fish each time for as long as was necessary.