Commander Crabbe buried this in another thread (which is OK) and paired it with another song (which is confusing). Here it is, all in its lonesome splendor:

Thread #128881   Message #2891614
Posted By: Commander Crabbe
21-Apr-10 - 05:10 PM
Thread Name: Sardine Songs, Herring Hymns
Subject: Lyr Add: THE FISH GUTTING LASSIE

Suzanne, no apologies needed.

Here's another two.

THE FISH GUTTING LASSIE
(Believed to be from Orney Folk Group FRIDERAY but I may be wrong)

I'm a fish-guttin' lassie, guttin' herrin's me trade
I'll never be wealthy, nae fortunes I've made
For tenpence a barrel is all we are paid
Life's hard wi' the herrin' shoal

Chorus:
For we'll gut an' well clean an' we'll salt them away
Fill all the barrels and get a day's pay
And when the job's over we'll be on our way
We'll follow the herrin' shoal

For the work is gey hard and the weather is cauld
But we sing as we wait for the catch of pure gold
When the drifters sail in, what a sight we'll behold
Hurrah for the herrin' shoal

For we'll gut and we'll clean in the sun and the rain
Back almost breakin', hands stiff wi' pain,
But when next season comes, we'll be back here again,
Along wi' the herrin' shoal

Well the season is over the work is all done.
The men with their boats and the herring have gone.
We'll pack up our kit and then head away home.
Along wi' the herring shoals.