Lots of Fish in Bonavist’ Harbour

folk song / traditional

Lyrics

(Folk song from Newfoundland, Canada)

Oh, there’s lots of fish in Bonavist’ Harbour,
Lots of fish right in around here,
Boys and girls are fishing together,
Forty-five from Carbonear.

Refrain
Oh, catch ahold this one, catch ahold that one,
Swing around this one, swing around she,
Dance around this one, dance around that one,
Diddle-dum this one, diddle-dum dee.

Oh, Uncle George got up in the morning,
He got up in a heck of a tear
And he ripped the seat right out of his britches
Now he’s got no pair to wear. Refrain

Oh, Sally is the pride of Cat Harbour,
Ain’t been swung since last year,
When she met the feller from Fortune
What was down here fishing last year. Refrain

Oh, Sally goes to church every Sunday,
Not for to sing nor for to hear,
But to see the feller from Fortune
What was down here fishing last year. Refrain

Oh, there’s lots of fish in Bonavist’ Harbour,
Lots of fishermen in around here;
Swing your partner, Jimmy Joe Jacobs,
I’II be home in the spring of the year. Refrain