1). When winter winds howl, and the sea, rolling high, Our boatmen sae brave all dangers defy; Their last haul on board, they steer for the shore, Their live cargo landed, is soon at our door. Caller o'u! [repeated in the accompaniment] Caller o'u! Caller o'u frae the Forth. Caller o'u! Caller o'u!
2). At nicht round the ingle sae canty are we, The oyster lass brings her treat frae the sea; Wi' music and sang, as time passes by, We hear in the distance the creel-lassie's cry. Caller o'u, etc.
3). Success to the boatmen at hame and awa', At kirk and at fair there's nane gaes sae braw; And leal be their dames, sae blythesome and fair; Their voice in the ev'ning is music to hear. Caller o'u! etc.
-- This is in "Lyric Gems of Scotland, pub. Bayley & Ferguson (London-Glasgow) maybe in the twenties. John Gray, M.D., born about 1795 maybe, died in London, c. 1852. This song, often titled "The Boatmen of the Forth", was a pop for a long time, and maybe Jean gave it a new lease of life.
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