牋牋牋牋牋?牋牋牋牋牋??1965 Gordon Bok, BMI
牋牋牋牋牋?One of
my early songs (that I didn't throw back).?
I forget what inspired it, but it's still fun to look at the world you
think you know through others' eyes.
Gordon - laud
牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋牋?
牋牋牋牋牋?"Blue and green, cold and dark, seaweed growing high
牋牋牋牋牋?Hills a hundred fathom deep where the dead men lie
牋牋牋牋牋?Dogfish eyes and mackerel's eyes and they hunger after me
牋牋牋牋牋?Net or weir, I don't care, catch me if you can."
牋牋牋牋牋?Where do you go, little boat, tar and timber, plank and sail?
牋牋牋牋牋?"I go to green bays, lift them under me
牋牋牋牋牋?Cold, gray, combing seas come to bury me
牋牋牋牋牋?Rocky jaws and stony claws and they hunger after me
牋牋牋牋牋?Harbors cold, deep and bold, wish that I could see."
牋牋牋牋牋?What do you see, fisherman, poor old sailor, blood and bone?
牋牋牋牋牋?"Mackerel skies, mares' tails, reef and furl and steer
牋牋牋牋牋?Poor haul and hungry days, rotten line and gear
牋牋牋牋牋?Snow-wind and winter gales and oh, they hunger after me
牋牋牋牋牋?Net or weir, I don't care, catch you if I can."
牋牋牋牋牋?Where do you go, little herring, what do you see, tail and fin?
牋牋牋牋牋?"Blue and green, cold and dark, seaweed growing high
牋牋牋牋牋?Hills a hundred fathom deep where the fisherman lie
牋牋牋牋牋?Dogfish eyes and mackerel's eyes and oh, they hunger after me
牋牋牋牋牋?Net or weir, I don't care, catch me if you can."
牋牋牋牋牋?New last
verse:?(sung on the album Other Eyes)
牋牋牋牋牋?Where have you gone, little herring, what have you seen, tail and fin?
牋牋牋牋牋?"Cold and black, dead and dark, homeland torn away
牋牋牋牋牋?Draggers staving everywhere, drug my garden dry
牋牋牋牋牋?Pair-trawl, midwinter-trawl; God they hunger after me
牋牋牋牋牋?Tore my home to hell and gone, there's no more place for me."?
Herring Croon is recorded on the albums Clear Away in the
Morning, Herrings in
the Bay, Jeremy Brown and Jeannie Teal, and Other Eyes (last verse only), Then and Now, and is also in the songbook Time and the Flying Snow