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Fishermen of County Down [G]John Watt

intro
G D G
Verse 1
While you G lie snug in your G7 bed
With the C clothes tucked o'er your head
And you G hold your fond and true love in your D arms
Think of G all our fisherG7 men who pull C out at 2am
To G face the waves beDneath the moon and G stars

Chorus
Eighty D boats are on the swell
And the C men have tales to G tell
From C Shirley Bay, KilG keel and Ardglass D Town
But the G Portavogie G7 boys are the C lads who make the noise
They're the G fishermen who D hail from County G Down

Verse 2
In DeG cember or in G7 June, oh the C weather calls the tune
As the G fishermen wrap up well to keep D warm
And they've G got their oilskins G7 on
Off the C coast of Annalong
For the G Chicken Rocks way-D off the Isle of G Man

Verse 3
James G Cully is the G7 man, he C sails before the dawn
As G Frank, the pole bobs off his starboard D bow
Victor G Chamber's boat, Green G7 Isle,
Is the C one to make you smile
As they G come with herring, D mackerel, plaice and G sole

Chorus
Eighty D boats are on the swell
And the C men have tales to G tell
From C Shirley Bay, KilG keel and Ardglass D Town
But the G Portavogie G7 boys are the C lads who make the noise
They're the G fishermen who D hail from County G Down

Verse 4
From John's G point to The G7 Man the C fishers' nets do span
As the G sixty-long-foot trawlers they do D roll
But it G will be 8G7 pm afore the C men return again
To G see their wives and D sweethearts on the G soil

Verse 5
George G Milligan & G7 Sons and Angus C Cochrane are the ones
Who preG pare the haul for the likes of you and D me
With their G cuttin' knives they G7 toil
When the C tea is on the boil
For G George and Angus D know and love the G sea

Chorus
Eighty D boats are on the swell
And the C men have tales to G tell
From C Shirley Bay, KilG keel and Ardglass D Town
But the G Portavogie G7 boys are the C lads who make the noise
They're the G fishermen who D hail from County G Down

They're the G fishermen who D hail from County C DowGn

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