Musical Map of Newfoundland and Labrador

I'SE THE B'Y

1) I'se the b'y that builds the boat,
I'se the b'y that sails her;
I'se the b'y that catches the fish,
And brings them home to Lizer.

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Hip your partner Sally Tibbo,
Hip your partner Sally Brown;
Fogo, Twillingate, Moreton's Harbour,
All around the circle.

2) Sods and rinds to cover your flake,
Cake and tea for supper;
Codfish in the spring of the year,
Fried in maggoty butter.

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3) I don't want your maggoty fish,
That's no good for winter;
I can buy as good as that,
Down in Bonavista.

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4) I took Lizer to a dance,
As fast as she would travel;
And every step that she did take,
Was up to her knees in gravel.

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5) Susan White, she's out of sight,
Her petticoat wants a border;
Old Sam Oliver, in the dark,
He kissed her in the corner.

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6) I'se the b'y that builds the boat,
I'se the b'y that sails her;
I'se the b'y that catches the fish,
And brings them home to Lizer.