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Thread #72423 Message #1317633
Posted By: Jim Dixon
05-Nov-04 - 09:26 AM
Thread Name: Origins: I'se The B'y / Ise the Boy
Subject: Lyr Add: I'M THE B'Y (from Great Big Sea)
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I'M THE B'Y (Traditional, arranged by Great Big Sea)
CHORUS: I'm the b'y that builds the boat, And I'm the b'y that sails her; I'm the b'y that catches the fish, And brings 'em home to Liza.
Lots of fish in Bonavist' Harbour, Lots of fish right in around here; Boys and girls a-fishing together, '45 a terrible year.
Catch a hold this one, catch a hold that one, Swing around this one, swing around she; Dance around this one, dance around that one, Diddle-um-dee, a diddle-um-dee.
I took Liza to a dance, As fast as she could travel; And every step that she could take, Was up to her knees in gravel.
I'm the b'y that builds the boat, And I'm the b'y that sails her; I'm the b'y that catches the fish, And brings 'em home to Liza.
Sally goes to church every Sunday, Not for to sing and not for to hear; But to see the fella from Fotune, What came down here fishing last year.
Catch a hold this one, catch a hold that one, Swing around this one, swing around she; Dance around this one, dance around that one, Diddle-um-dee, a diddle-um-dee.
Sods and rinds to cover your flake, Cake and tea for supper; Codfish in the spring of the year, Fried in maggoty butter.
I don't want your maggoty fish, They're no good for winter; I can buy as good as that, Way down in Bonavista.
Sally's got a bouncing new baby, Father said that he doesn't care; 'Cause he liked the fella from Fortune, What came down here fishing last year.
Catch a hold this one, catch a hold that one, Swing around this one, swing around she; Dance around this one, dance around that one, Diddle-um-dee, a diddle-um-dee.
Susan White she's out of sight, Her petticoat wants a border; Old Sam Oliver in the dark, He kissed her in the corner.
CHORUS: I'm the b'y that builds the boat, And I'm the b'y that sails her; I'm the b'y that catches the fish, And brings 'em home to Liza.
Lots of fish in Bonavist' Harbour, Lots of fish right in around here; Boys and girls a-fishing together, '45 a terrible year.
Catch a hold this one, catch a hold that one, Swing around this one, swing around she; Dance around this one, dance around that one, Diddle-um-dee, a diddle-um-dee.
CHORUS: I'm the b'y that builds the boat, And I'm the b'y that sails her; I'm the b'y that catches the fish, And brings 'em home to Liza.
Lots of fish in Bonavist' Harbour, Lots of fish right in around here; Boys and girls a-fishing together, '45 a terrible year.
[As sung by Great Big Sea on "Rankin Street Tape - Live At The Blarneystone," 1991.]