Fisherman's Wife
Tides of Waiting: A Fisherman's Love Ballad
Lyrics
a' the week your man's awa'
All week your man is away
and a' the week you bide your lane
All week you stay alone
a' the time you're waiting for
All the time you're waiting for
the minute that he's comin' hame
The moment he's coming home
ye ken whit why he has tae work
You know why he has to work
ye ken the hours he has tae keep
You know the hours he has to keep
and yet it's making you angry when
Yet it makes you angry when
ye see him just come hame tae sleep
You see him just come home to sleep
through the months and through the years
Through the months and through the years
while you're bringing up the bairns
While you're raising the children
your man's awa' tae here and there
Your man is away here and there
followin' the shoals of herring
Following the shoals of herring
and when he's back there's nets tae mend
And when he's back, there are nets to mend
you've maybe got a score or twa
You may have a score or two
and when they're done he'll rise and say
And when they're done, he'll say
wife it's time i was awa'
Wife, it's time I was away
work and wait and dree your weird
Work and wait and endure your fate
pin yer faith in herrin' sales
Put your trust in herring sales
and oftimes lie awake at nicht
And often lie awake at night
in fear and dread of winter gales
In fear and dread of winter gales
but men maun work tae earn their breid
But men must work to earn their bread
and men maun sweat to gain their fee
And men must sweat to gain their fee
and fishermen will aye gang oot
And fishermen will always go out
as long as fish swim in the sea
As long as fish swim in the sea
a' the week your man's awa'
All week your man is away
and a' the week you bide your lane
All week you stay alone
a' the time you're waiting for
All the time you're waiting for
the minute that he's comin' hame
The moment that he's coming home
ye ken whit why he has tae work
You know why he has to work
ye ken the hours he has tae keep
You know the hours he has to keep
and yet it's making you angry when
Yet it makes you angry when
ye see him just come hame tae sleep
You see him just come home to sleep
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