A very long while ago in thai thread Tim Jaques asked I left out one verse because I couldn't understand Foster's accent no matter how hard I tried. It sounds like: And what do we do with the old herring's guts, We'll make them into comic cuts, Herring's cuts, comic cuts, And all such things. Which is quite correct! Comic Cuts was a weekly kids comic in the 1890 -1953 see http://www.bl.uk/popups/ccuts.html Comic Cuts was also the term used in The Andrew (The Royal Navy) for a seaman's record sheet - as in Cyril Tawney's Chicken on a Raft Jimmy's (short for Jimmy the One = 1st Lieutenant)laughin' like a drain Been lookin' at me Comic Cuts again etc... Back to the original request - there is a terrific version recorded by the late Johnny Doughty on 'Round Rye Bay for More' (an LP on Topic) What'll we do with the herrin's head We'll Make it into loaves of bread Herrin' head, loaves of bread an' all such things Of all the fish that's in the sea, the herrin' is the fish for me Sing wack fa doodle die-doe Wack fa doodle day. Then it's cumulative to: What'll we do with the herrin's guts We'll make 'em into Comic cuts Herrin's guts, Comic Cuts, Herrin's tail, ships that sail Herrin's back, fishin' smacks Herrin's belly, jams an' jellies Herrins fins , needles an' pins Herrin's eyes , puddin's an' pies Herrin's head loaves of bread An' all such things Of all the fish....etc... sunshine and smiles Dave www.sunshinearts.co.uk
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