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The Final Trawl by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
The Final Trawl
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Verse]
C Dm7 C
Now it's three long years since we made her pay
F C
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
G/B Am F
And the owners say that she's had her day
D7 G
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
[Verse]
C Dm7 C
So heave away now for the final trawl
F C
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
G/B Am F
It's an easy pull, for the catch is small
D7 G
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
[Verse]
C Dm7 C
Stow your gear, lads, and batten down
F C
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
G/B Am F
And we'll take the whirl to the fishing ground
D7 G
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
[Verse]
C Dm7 C
We'll join the Venture and the Morning Star
F C
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
G/B Am F
Riding high and empty beyond the bar
D7 G
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
[Verse]
C Dm7 C
For I'd rather beach her on the Skerry Rock
F C
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
G/B Am F
Than to see her torched on the breaker's dock
D7 G
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
[Instrumental]
C F C F G
[Verse]
C Dm7 C
When I die, you can stow me down
F C
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
G/B Am F
In her rusty hold, where the breakers pound
D7 G
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
[Verse]
C Dm7 C
Then I'll make a haven out of Fiddlers Green
F C
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
G/B Am F
Where the rum is good and the bunks are clean
D7 G
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
[Verse]
C Dm7 C
I fished a lifetime, boy and man
F C
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
G/B Am F
And the final trawl scarcely makes a cran
D7 G
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
[Verse]
C Dm7 C
Three long years since we made her pay
F C
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
G/B Am F
And the owners say that she's had her day
D7 G
Sing “Haul away”, my laddie O
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