Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FISHING SONG, by H. A. WEBSTER


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First Line: Pierre lefarge de doulazec
Last Line: And underneath, -- the grave!
Subject(s): Fish & Fishing; Yale University


PIERRE Lefarge de Doulazec,
A fisherman bold was he,
And he set his lines and he set his nets
In the restless, roaring sea.
He would not marry a fisher lass,
And he would not kiss a-one:
For the sea, he said, would be his bride,
When his fishing days were done.

But the waves roll high and the waves roll low,
And wave runs fast on wave;
And underneath is the undertow,
And underneath, -- the grave!

So there came a time when the sky was hid
By the flying clouds and rain,
When he set out with his fearless crew,
And never came back again.
For he was true to the oath he took,
A brave, bold lad was he;
And he went down in a winter's storm,
To the arms of his love, the sea!

Oh, the waves rolled high and the waves rolled low,
And wave rolled fast on wave;
And underneath was the undertow,
And underneath, -- the grave!





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