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now it's three long Cyears since we made her Fpay
sing haul aAmway, my laddie-Emo
and the owners Csay that she's had her Fday
and sing haul aDmway, my laddie-Go
so pull away for the final trawl
it's an easy pull, for the catch is small
now its stow your gear lads and batten down
then I'll turn the wheel, lads, and turn her round
and we'll join "The Venture" and "The Morning Star"
riding high and empty behind the bar
for I'd rather beach her on the skerry rock
than to see her torched on the breakers dock
and when I die, you can stow me down
in her rusty hold, where the breakers sound
then I'll make the haven and the Fiddler's Green
where the grub is good and the bunks are clean
I fished a lifetime, boy and man
and the final trawl scarcely nets a cran

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The story behind the song

"The Final Trawl" captures the poignant end of an era for a fishing boat and its crew. The song speaks to the hard reality when a vessel, once productive, is deemed past its prime by the owners, leading to a final, bittersweet journey. It evokes the spirit of those who worked the seas, with a call to "haul away" one last time. Written by Scottish folk singer and songwriter Archie Fisher for his album Windward Away, it's a tune that resonates with the changing tides of industry and the human connection to a working life.

AI-written from these sources:Archie Fisher — Wikipedia ↗

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The Final Trawl

by Archie Fisher

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C F

now it's three long years since we made her pay

Am Em

sing haul away, my laddie-o

C F

and the owners say that she's had her day

Dm G

and sing haul away, my laddie-o

so pull away for the final trawl

it's an easy pull, for the catch is small

now its stow your gear lads and batten down

then I'll turn the wheel, lads, and turn her round

and we'll join "The Venture" and "The Morning Star"

riding high and empty behind the bar

for I'd rather beach her on the skerry rock

than to see her torched on the breakers dock

and when I die, you can stow me down

in her rusty hold, where the breakers sound

then I'll make the haven and the Fiddler's Green

where the grub is good and the bunks are clean

I fished a lifetime, boy and man

and the final trawl scarcely nets a cran

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