Lyrics
Come all you gallant fishermen
That plough the stormy sea
The whole year 'round
On the fishing grounds
On the northern minch
And the Norway deeps
Banks and knolls
And the North Sea holes
Where the herring shoals are found
It's there you'll find the Norfolk boys
And the lads from Peterhead
There's Buckie Shields
And men from Shields
On the northern minch
And the Norway deeps
Banks and knolls
And the North Sea holes
Where the herring shoals are found
From Fraserburgh and Aberdeen
From Whitby, Yarmouth Town
The fleet's away
At the break of day
To the northern minch
And the Norway deeps
Banks and knolls
And the North Sea holes
Where the herring shoals are found
It's off with a boiler full of steam
And your engine's spic and span
To fish the ground
The North Sea 'round
Fish the knolls
And the North Sea holes
Try your luck
At the north Shields
Gut with a catch of a hundred pound
No need to wait for wind and tide
You're a master of the sea
Come calm or squall
Just shoot and haul
Fill the hold
With the fish to be sold
And steam ahead
For the curing shed
On the northern minch
And the Norway deeps
Banks and knolls
And the North Sea holes
Where the herring shoals are found