Fishermans Wife

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A' the week your man's awa' and a' the week you bide alane
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A' the time you're waiting for the minute that he's coming hame
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Ye ken whit why he has tae work ye ken the hours he has tae keep
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And yet it maks ye angry when ye see him just come hame tae sleep

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Through the months and through the years, while you're bringing up the bairns
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Your man's awa' tae here and there a-following the shoals of herrin’s
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And when he's back there's nets tae mend you've maybe got a score or twa
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And when they're done, he'll rise and say wife it's time I was awa'

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Work and wait and dree yer weird, and pin yer faith in herring sales
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And oft times lie awake at nicht  in fear and dread of winter gales
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But men maun work tae earn their breid and men maun sweat to gain their fee
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And fishermen will aye gang oot as lang as fish swim in the sea