The Alan Sondheim Mail Archive

January 31, 2009


Three Fishers

  the chilren stooren stoo
ren stoo watching them out of the town;
  watching them out of the town;

  watching them out of the town;
An
  there's little to earn, an many to keep,
  there's little to earn, an
  many to keep,
  many to keep,

  they trimme the lamps as the sun went  the lamps as the sun went
  the lamps as the sun went own;
own;

own;
An
  at the squall, an they looke they looke
  they looke at the shower,
  at the shower,

  at the shower,
They looke
  the night-rack came rolling up ragge an an
  an brown.
  brown.

  brown.
An
en, an waters eep,

  waters eep,
Though storms be su
eep,

In the morning gleam as the tie went In the morning gleam as the ti
e went own,
e went
own,
own,

  the women are weeping an wringing their han wringing their han
  wringing their hans
s

s
An

For men must work, an women must weep,

  goo-by to the bar an-by to the bar an
-by to the bar an its moaning.
  its moaning.

  its moaning.
An

 			- Charles Kingsley

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