Tree Fishers
Stan Rogers
(Rythme ¾) Three fishers__ went sai_-ling out__ in_-to__ the west Out in_-to__ the we-est as__ the sun__ went down__ Each thought_ on__ the woman__ that_ lo_-ved him__ the best_ and the chil_-dren_ stood_ watching_ them__ out of__ the town_ For men__ must work__ and_ women__ must_ weep_ For there's little___ to ea-ea-earn__ and_ many___ to keep_ and the har__-bou_-ur_ ba-ar__ be_ moa_-nin'___ and the har__-bour__ ba-ar__ be_ moa___-a-nin'______ Three wives__ sat up_ in the lighthouse__ tower_ They trimmed___ the lamps as__ the sun__ went down__ and they looked at__ the squa-all_ and they__ looked at_ the shower_ and the night-wrack came rol_-lin' in_ ragged__ and brown__ For men__ must work__ and_ women__ must_ weep_ For there's little___ to ea-ea-earn__ and_ many___ to keep_ and the har__-bou_-ur_ ba-ar__ be_ moa_-nin'___ and the har__-bour__ ba-ar__ be_ moa___-a-nin'______ For men__ must work__ and_ women__ must_ weep_ For there's little___ to ea-ea-earn__ and_ many___ to keep_ and the har__-bou_-ur_ ba-ar__ be_ moa_-nin'___ and the har__-bour__ ba-ar__ be_ moa___-a-nin'______ Three corpses__ lay out_ on the shining__ sand__ In the mor__-ning__ gle-e-eam__ as the tide__ went down_ And_ the women_ were-re__ wee_-pin' and_ wringin'__ their__ hands_ For those_ who_ would never__ come_ back to__ the town__ For men__ must work__ and_ women__ must_ weep_ and the soo_-ner__ it's o-o-ver__ the soo_-ner_ to sleep_ and the bye__ to the ba-ar__ and its_ moa_-nin'_ and the bye__ to the ba-ar__ and its_ moa___-a-nin'_______ For men__ must work__ and_ women__ must_ weep_ and the soo_-ner__ it's o-o-ver__ the soo_-ner_ to sleep_ and the bye__ to the ba-ar__ and its_ moa_-nin'_ and the bye__ to the ba-ar__ and its_ moa______-a-nin'_______