FINAL TRAWL
Archie Fisher, 19??, on: ??
Record: Garnet Rogers, "Garnet Rogers"
Time: 4/4 Tenor: C Bass: D
INTRO: 1, 4-5, 4-(5!) [where 5! = pickup in line one ]
5 1 * 5 6m *
It's been three long years___ since we made her pay___
1 4 * * 1 *
Sing haul a-way___, my laddie-o_____
5 6m * 5 4 *
And we can't get by_____ on the subsi-dy_____
5 * 4 5 4
Sing haul a-way___, my laddie-o_____
5 1 * 5 6m *
So now you heave away___, for the final trawl___
1 4 * * 1 *
Sing haul a-way___, my laddie-o_____
5 6m * 5 4 *
It's an easy pull___, for the catch is small___
5 * 4 5 4
Sing haul a-way___, my laddie-o_____
And then you take your gear, lad, and batten down, sing ...
And I'll take her wheel, lad and turn her 'round, sing ...
And then we'll join "The Venture" and "The Morning Star"
Riding high and empty towards the bar
For I'd rather beach her on the Skerry rock
Than to see her torched in the breaker's dock
Then when I die, you can stow me down
In her rusty hold where the breakers sound
And then I'll make the haven of Fiddler's Green
Where the grub is good and the bunks are clean
For I've fished a lifetime, boy and man
And this final trawl scarcely makes a cran
ENDING: REPEAT FIRST VERSE, RESOLVE WITH A FINAL "1" CHORD
NOTES:
- L2: 1/1b on "laddie"
- A cran is likely a unit of weight (about 100 pounds)
- Garnet Rogers uses DADGAD tuning
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SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do)
- The system lets you play a song in any key, using the same chart
Common Keys: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Key of C C D E F G A B (no sharps)
Key of G G A B C D E F# (1 sharp)
Key of D D E F# G A B C# (2 sharps)
Key of A A B C# D E F# G# (3 sharps)
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From: Barrie McCombs
rec.music.folk
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