Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
Song from Newfoundland:
I'se the b'y that builds the boat,
I'se the b'y that sails her;
I'se the b'y that catches the fish,
And brings them home to Lizer.
Cods and rinds to cover your flake,
Cake and tea for supper;
Cod fish in the spring of the year,
Fried in maggoty butter.
I'se the b'y that builds the boat,
I'se the b'y that sails her;
I'se the b'y that catches the fish,
And brings them home to Lizer.
Hip your partner Sally Tibbo,
Hip your partner Sally Brown;
Fogo, Twillingate, Moreton's Harbour,
All around the circle.
I don't want your maggoty fish,
That's no good for winter;
I can buy as good as that,
Down in Bonavista.
I took Lizer to a dance,
As fast as she would travel;
And every step that she did take,
Was up to her knees in gravel.
Susan White, she's out of site,
Her petticoat wants a border;
Old Sam Oliver, in the dark,
He kissed her in the corner.
I'se the b'y that builds the boat,
I'se the b'y that sails her;
I'se the b'y that catches the fish,
And brings them home to Lizer.
I'se the b'y that builds the boat,
I'se the b'y that sails her;
I'se the b'y that catches the fish,
And brings them home to Lizer.
Cods and rinds to cover your flake,
Cake and tea for supper;
Cod fish in the spring of the year,
Fried in maggoty butter.
I'se the b'y that builds the boat,
I'se the b'y that sails her;
I'se the b'y that catches the fish,
And brings them home to Lizer.
Hip your partner Sally Tibbo,
Hip your partner Sally Brown;
Fogo, Twillingate, Moreton's Harbour,
All around the circle.
I don't want your maggoty fish,
That's no good for winter;
I can buy as good as that,
Down in Bonavista.
I took Lizer to a dance,
As fast as she would travel;
And every step that she did take,
Was up to her knees in gravel.
Susan White, she's out of site,
Her petticoat wants a border;
Old Sam Oliver, in the dark,
He kissed her in the corner.
I'se the b'y that builds the boat,
I'se the b'y that sails her;
I'se the b'y that catches the fish,
And brings them home to Lizer.