Foggy Banks

       Am           G         Em 
On the foggy, foggy banks, me 
      G               Am
boys, we pitch and toss about,
       Am                          
And we blow our frozen fingers as 
  G                Em
we hear the skipper shout.
       Am                          
Heave away upon the capstan. Give a
 G                 Am
 hand to heave the trawl.


[Verse 2]
         Am          G      Em   
Oh, when I was but a lad at 
     G                Am
school, I wouldn't stay at home.
     Am                            
Like lots of other foolish lads, I 
G                  Em
thought I'd sooner roam.
       Am                          
Heave away upon the capstan. Give a
 G                 Am
 hand to heave the trawl.


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[Verse 3]
     Am                  Em       
So I went and I joined a trawler 
        G              Am
and it's then I quickly found
        Am                      
That it wasn't all plain sailing 
          G                  Em
when you reach the trawling ground.
       Am                          
Heave away upon the capstan. Give a
 G                 Am
 hand to heave the trawl.


[Verse 4]
          Am                G     
You'll be hauling night and day, 
  Em           G                  
me boys. you're nearer slaves than 
Am
men,
    Am                          
And once you get all your fishes 
              G            Em
aboard, it's time to haul again.
       Am                          
Heave away upon the capstan. Give a
 G                 Am
 hand to heave the trawl.


[Verse 5]
             Am               
And when the waves are pouring 
 Em                    G     
around us and they're pounding 
               Am
against the deck,
             Am                    
Well, you'll work your bit like all
                    G           
 of the rest if you want to save 
      Em
your neck.
       Am                          
Heave away upon the capstan. Give a
 G                 Am
 hand to heave the trawl.


[Verse 6]
        Am                Em      
And the captain's name is Johnson 
       G                Am
and he works us 'til we fall,
    Am                             
And if he sees us a-shirkin', well,
      G               Em
 it's God preserve us all.
       Am                          
Heave away upon the capstan. Give a
 G                 Am
 hand to heave the trawl.