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Version 1[Verse] E B Come all you bold sailormen E Listen to me A E B E I'll sing you a song of the fish of the sea [Refrain] E A E Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow E B E We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes [Verse] E B E First comes the bluefish a waggin' his tail A E B E He comes off on deck and yells, "All hands make sail!" [Refrain] E A E Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow E B E We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes [Verse] E B E Next comes the eels with their nimble tails A E B E They jumped up aloft and loosed all the sails [Refrain] E A E Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow E B E We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes [Verse] E B E Next comes the porpoise with his short snout A E B E He jumps on the bridge and yells, "Ready about!" [Refrain] E A E Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow E B E We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes [Verse] E B E Next comes the swordfish, the scourge of the sea A E B E The order he gives us is "Helms alee!" [Refrain] E A E Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow E B E We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes [Verse] E B E Having accomplished these wonderful feats A E B E The blackfish sings out next to ríes, tacks, and sheets [Refrain] E A E Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow E B E We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes [Verse] E B E Then comes the mackerel with his striped back A E B E He plopped on the bridge and yelled "Board the main tack" [Refrain] E A E Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow E B E We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes [Verse] E B E Then come the catfish with his chucklehead A E B E Out in the main chains for a heave of the lead [Refrain] E A E Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow E B E We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes [Verse] E B E Last comes the whale the biggest of all A E B E Singing out from the bridge, "auld haht maintzel hal" [Refrain] E A E Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow E B E We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes [Verse] E B E Well, up jumps the fisherman, stalwart and grim A E B E And with his big net, he scoops 'em all in [Refrain] E A E Blow you winds westerly, westerly blow E B E We're bound for the south'ard so steady she goes