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Thread #79685 Message #1445396
Posted By: GUEST,padgett (at home)
28-Mar-05 - 05:27 AM
Thread Name: Folk Songs for anglers!
Subject: RE: Folk Songs for anglers!
The Charlie Yarwood song is in fact Ian Wood's song, With my Hooks and My Nets; Charlie and Ian used to sing together and made as far i know that one vinyl album
Frank Hinchliffe, trad Sth Yorks singer had the following (my next CD)!!
While forging of my scales and springs and blowing up my bellows,
Another line or two I'll pen about me shop mate Joe Ellis,
His making flies and fishing tools wins all that lives in Derwent
So I'll nimbly trip it o'er yon maoss 'til I come to t'river bank
Fol do rol fol de rol fol de rol de rido
I'll nimbly trip it o'er yon moss 'til I come to t'river bank
The morning fine slaps in my line see here my fish are grayling,
And now I've caught one by the snout see how he comes a sailing
And low behold thou must be sold to me thou seems so clever
But if this line should chance to break thou may be lost forever
Another 'ole or two I'll try altho I feel I'm slighted
And then I must be jogging 'ome or else I'll be beknighted
The neighbours they'll come flocking in the fish begin a buying
They'll tak 'em ome to gut and wesh and then begin a frying
Some people they a fishing go know little of the matter
They toil and spend their time in vain in flogging of the water (or workers)!!
They long and wish all to catch fish but merely they will watch 'em
They'll bait 'em with a silver 'ook but it's a work man that can catch 'em
Ray Padgett with thanks to Ken Hinchliffe (I sing it a bit different to Ken)!!