The Herring-The Dubliners

[ti:The Herring] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:Drinking And Courting] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Herring - The Dubliners [00:14.13]There was a poor thing [00:16.06]That flowed in with the tide [00:18.44]It was forty feet long boys [00:20.81]And forty feet wide [00:22.86]And we called it the herring [00:24.91]That came it with the tide [00:27.14]Take him away and don't delay [00:31.87]One your leg two your leg [00:33.98]Three your leg [00:35.03]Throw your leg over me Johnny sez she [00:39.30] [00:41.46]Well what do you [00:42.33]Think we made out of his head [00:45.33]But the grandest oul oven [00:47.67]That ever baked bread [00:49.70]With me herrings and heads [00:52.05]And oven baked breads [00:53.92] [00:54.58]Take him away and don't delay [00:58.85]One your leg two your leg [01:01.05]Three your leg [01:01.92]Throw your leg [01:03.24]Over me Johnny sez she [01:06.33] [01:08.26]Well what do you think we [01:09.85]Made out of his eyes [01:12.12]But lovely big pair of blue butterflies [01:16.16]With me herrings [01:17.61]And heads and oven baked breads [01:20.94]Herrings and eyes and blue butterflies [01:24.86]Take him away and don't delay [01:29.26]One your leg two your leg three your leg [01:32.31]Throw your leg over me Johnny sez she [01:36.61] [01:38.74]Well what do you think [01:40.28]We made out of his back [01:42.65]But lovely big sailor [01:44.56]And we called him Jack [01:46.69]With me herrings and heads [01:48.93]And oven baked breads [01:51.14]Herrings and eyes and blue butterflies [01:55.48]Herrings and backs [01:57.28]And sailors called Jack [01:59.74]Take him away and don't delay [02:03.99]One your leg two your leg [02:05.92]Three your leg [02:06.97]Throw your leg [02:08.12]Over me Johnny sez she [02:11.45] [02:13.34]Well what do you think [02:15.00]We made out of his belly [02:17.33]But lovely looking girl and [02:19.22]We christened her Nellie [02:21.23]With me herrings and heads [02:23.36]And oven baked breads [02:25.77]Herrings and eyes and blue butterflies [02:29.81]Herrings and backs [02:31.70]And sailors called Jack [02:34.12]Herrings and bellies and girls called Nellies [02:38.02]Take him away and don't delay [02:42.43]One your leg two your leg three your leg [02:45.50]Throw your leg over me Johnny sez she [02:49.70] [02:51.71]Well what do you [02:52.61]Think we made out of his fins [02:55.57]But a grand big box of needles and pins [02:59.63]With me herrings and heads [03:01.84]And oven baked breads [03:04.26]Errings and eyes and blue butterflies [03:08.09]Herrings and backs and sailors called Jack [03:12.43]Herrings and bellies and girls called Nellie [03:16.51]Herrings and fins and needles and pins [03:20.55]Take him away and don't delay [03:24.81]One your leg two your leg three your leg [03:27.74]Throw your leg over me Johnny sez she [03:32.11] [03:34.05]Well what do you think [03:35.58]We made out of his tails [03:37.66]But the grandest oul [03:38.68]Ship boys that ever set sail [03:41.86]With me herrings and heads [03:43.69]And oven baked breads [03:46.32]Herrings and eyes and blue butterflies [03:50.13]Herrings and backs and sailors called Jack [03:54.51]Herrings and bellies and girls called Nellie [03:58.41]Herrings and fins and needles and pins [04:02.34]Herrings and tails and ships setting sail [04:06.56]Take him away and don't delay [04:10.91]One your leg two your leg three your leg [04:13.82]Throw your leg over me Johnny sez she [04:18.02] [04:19.84]Well come all you young ladys [04:21.68]That are tryin' to prude [04:23.16] [04:23.74]The next two verses are awfully rude [04:27.72]So if you don't like them [04:29.73]You can be on your way [04:31.99]Take him away and don't delay [04:36.34]One your leg two your leg three your leg [04:39.34]Throw your leg over me Johnny sez she