The Final Trawl. ( Archie Fisher)

Now it’s three long years since we made her pay
Sing haul away my laddie O
And the owners say that she’s had her day
And sing haul away my laddie O

So heave away for the final trawl
Sing haul away my laddie O
It’s an easy pull for the catch is small
And sing haul away my laddie O

We’ll join the Venture and the Morning Star
Sing haul away my laddie O
Riding high and empty towards the bar
And sing haul away my laddie O

And when I die you can stow me down

Sing haul away my laddie O

In a rusty hold where the breakers pound

And sing haul away my laddie O

For I’d rather beach her on the Skerry rock
Sing haul away my laddie O
Than to see her burned in the breaker’s dock
And sing haul away my laddie O

Fiddler’s Green
Sing haul away my laddie O
Where the grub is good, and the bunks are clean
And sing haul away my laddie O

For I’ve fished a lifetime, boy and man
Sing haul away my laddie O
And the final trawl scarcely makes a cran
And sing haul away my laddie O

And sing haul away my laddie O