Fisherman's Alphabet, The

DESCRIPTION: "'A' for abundance, this we all need ..." boats, caplin, dawn... zephyr. Chorus: "So merry... are we No mortals on earth are like fishers at sea; Blow high or blow low we're jogging along. Give us a fair cull and there's nothing goes wrong."
AUTHOR: Words: Chris Cobb
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Peacock)
KEYWORDS: nonballad fishing wordplay | alphabet
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peacock, pp. 125-126, "The Fisherman's Alphabet" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #21108
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Lumberman's Alphabet" (Theme and structure)
NOTES [5 words]: To "cull" is to grade fish. - BS
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File: Pea125

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