The Fisherman's Lament-Great Big Sea

[ti:The Fisherman's Lament] [ar:Great Big Sea] [al:Great Big Sea] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Fisherman's Lament - Great Big Sea [00:11.88]I stand in my doorway as the moon rises high [00:15.49] [00:16.49]Over glorious ocean [00:18.18] [00:18.98]Reflects the bright sky [00:20.73] [00:21.67]My heart it is aching [00:23.24] [00:23.92]So much I could die [00:25.74] [00:26.47]I've known only the ocean [00:28.29] [00:29.07]Since I was a boy [00:30.63] [00:32.54]And I spent my whole life out there on the sea [00:37.07] [00:37.74]Some government bastard now takes it from me [00:41.87] [00:42.56]It's not just the fish they've taken my pride [00:46.96] [00:47.70]I feel so ashamed that I just want to hide [00:52.56] [01:02.96]I fished with my father [01:04.49] [01:05.20]So long long ago [01:06.83] [01:07.74]We were proud of our trade [01:09.54] [01:10.15]And in us it did show [01:12.10] [01:12.95]We held our heads high [01:14.51] [01:15.23]There was lots of fish then [01:17.08] [01:18.14]That was the time when we were proud men [01:22.28] [01:24.28]We challenged great storms and sometimes we won [01:28.17] [01:29.02]Faced death and disaster [01:30.85] [01:31.53]We rose with the sun [01:33.32] [01:34.24]We worked and we toiled [01:35.75] [01:36.39]We strained arm and brain [01:38.42] [01:39.24]We were a proud people [01:40.95] [01:41.49]Will we ere be again [01:43.39] [01:45.15]And I spent my whole life out there on the sea [01:49.67] [01:50.27]Some government bastard now takes it from me [01:54.43] [01:55.15]It's not just the fish they've taken my pride [01:59.58] [02:00.34]I feel so ashamed that I just want to hide [02:05.18] [02:15.73]My father is gone now [02:17.43] [02:17.94]And the fish are gone too [02:19.66] [02:20.59]Abused and mis managed [02:22.86]Oh what can we do [02:24.71] [02:25.56]I'm too old to change [02:27.04] [02:27.84]But what of my sons [02:29.71] [02:30.74]How will they know that we weren't the ones [02:34.63] [02:36.59]DFO regulations permitted the rape [02:40.88] [02:41.58]Of our beautiful ocean [02:43.53] [02:44.09]From head land to cape [02:45.82] [02:46.59]They brought in big trollers [02:48.42] [02:48.93]They tore up our twine [02:50.82] [02:51.68]Politicians don't care for what's yours or what's mine [02:56.60] [02:57.68]And I spent my whole life out there on the sea [03:02.19] [03:02.80]Some government bastard now takes it from me [03:06.96] [03:07.72]It's not just the fish they've taken my pride [03:11.99] [03:12.81]I feel so ashamed that I just want to hide [03:17.32] [03:30.71]You brave Netherlanders [03:32.26] [03:33.12]Now listen to me [03:34.53] [03:35.38]Shove the package to hell [03:37.01] [03:37.91]Go back to the sea [03:39.78] [03:41.68]If we don't stand our ground [03:43.43] [03:44.15]We will fade away [03:45.76] [03:46.64]And the bones of our fathers will turn into clay [03:50.81] [03:53.05]And I spent my whole life [03:54.67] [03:55.40]Out there on the sea [03:57.15] [03:57.84]Some government bastard now takes it from me [04:02.01] [04:02.80]It's not just the fish [04:04.50] [04:05.39]They've taken my pride [04:07.01] [04:07.94]I feel so ashamed that I just want to die [04:14.02] [04:31.08]Back to the sea