Shoals Of Herring

A D E A oh it was a fine and a pleasant day G#m F#m E ( E/F#m ) ( E/G#m ) out of yarmouth harbor i was faring A D F#m as a cabin boy on a sailing lugger A D E A for to hunt the bonny shoals of herring now you’re up on deck , you’re a fisherman you can swear show a manly barren take your turn and watch with the other fellas as you hunt the bonnie shoals of herring well i earned my keep and i paid my way and i earned the gear that i was wearing i sailed a million mile , caught ten million fishes we were dreaming of the shoals of herring A D A night and day the seas were daring A C E come wind oh come more winter again A D A D F#m sweating or cold , growing up , growing old , or dying A D E A as we dream about the shoals of herring