On the foggy foggy banks me boys we pitch and toss about And we blow our frozen fingers as we hear the skipper shout Heave away upon the capstan give a hand to heave the trawl
Oh when I was but a lad at school I wouldn't stay at home Like lots of other foolish lads I thought I'd sooner roam Heave away upon the capstan give a hand to heave the trawl
So I went and I joined a trawler and it's then I quickly found That it wasn't all plain sailing when you reach the trawling ground Heave away upon the capstan give a hand to heave the trawl
You'll be hauling night and day me boys, you're nearer slaves than men And once you get all your fishes aboard it's time to haul again Heave away upon the capstan give a hand to heave the trawl
And when the waves are pouring around us and they're pounding against the deck Well you'll work your bit like all of the rest if you want to save your neck Heave away upon the capstan give a hand to heave the trawl
And the captain's name is Johnson and he works us 'til we fall And if he sees us a-shirkin' well it's God preserve us all Heave away upon the capstan give a hand to heave the trawl