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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FISHERMAN'S HYMN, by ALEXANDER WILSON
First Line: The osprey sails above the sound
Last Line: "god bless the fish-hawk and the fisher!"
Subject(s): Fish & Fishing
First Line: The osprey sails above the sound
Last Line: "god bless the fish-hawk and the fisher!"
Subject(s): Fish & Fishing
THE osprey sails above the sound,
The geese are gone, the gulls are flying;
The herring shoals swarm thick around,
The nets are launched, the boats are plying;
Yo ho, my hearts! let's seek the deep,
Raise high the song, and cheerily wish her,
Still as the bending net we sweep,
"God bless the fish-hawk and the fisher!"
She brings us fish -- she brings us spring,
Good times, fair weather, warmth, and plenty,
Fine stores of shad, trout, herring, ling,
Sheepshead and drum, and old-wives dainty.
Yo ho, my hearts! let's seek the deep,
Ply every oar, and cheerily wish her,
While the slow bending net we sweep,
"God bless the fish-hawk and the fisher!
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