Dubliners, The - The Herring Lyrics
There was a poor thing that flowed in with the tide
It was forty feet long, boys, and forty feet wide
And we called it the herring that came it with the tide
Take him away and don't delay
Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
Well, what do you think we made out of his head, but the grandest oul oven that ever baked bread
With me herrings and heads and oven baked breads
Take him away and don't delay
One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
Well what do you think we made out of his eyes, but lovely big pair of blue butterflies
Take him away and don't delay
One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
Well what do you think we made out of his back, but lovely big sailor and we called him Jack
With me herrings and heads and oven baked breads, herrings and eyes and blue butterflies
Herrings and backs and sailors called Jack
Take him away and don't delay
One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
Well what do you think we made out of his belly, but lovely looking girl and we christened her Nellie
With me herrings and heads and oven baked breads, herrings and eyes and blue butterflies
Herrings and backs and sailors called Jack, herrings and bellies and girls called Nellies
Take him away and don't delay
One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
Well, what do you think we made out of his fins, but a grand big box of needles and pins
With me herrings and heads and oven baked breads, herrings and eyes and blue butterflies
Herrings and backs and sailors called Jack, herrings and bellies and girls called Nellie
Herrings and fins and needles and pins
Take him away and don't delay
One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
Well, what do you think we made out of his tail, but the grandest oul ship, boys, that ever set sail
With me herrings and heads and oven baked breads, herrings and eyes and blue butterflies
Herrings and backs and sailors called Jack, herrings and bellies and girls called Nellie
Herrings and fins and needles and pins
With the herrings and tails and ships setting sail
Take him away and don't delay
One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
Well, come all your young girls that are tryin' to prude
The next two verses are awfully rude
So, if you don't like them you can be on your way
Take him away and don't delay
One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
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Dubliners, The The Herring Comments
its hard to imagine anyone but ronnie drew singing this song!!!
Thanks for posting - I too was looking for this for a long time. Never heard the Dubliners do it, but did hear Noel Carroll singing it in O'Donoghues (with the 2 naughty verses, which the Dubliners left out)
just seen this and drop of the hard stuff on LP in a shop about to close. waiting for the price to drop. i have them but they are worn out, bought them in late 60s early 70s.
We don't have to WIN the human race ... just SAVE it ...
Colin Hugh Abbott.
Thanks for your messages, I keep trying to find rare Dubliners songs, but it's getting harder and harder;)
Dubliner85, greetings to you from wonderful Western Australia! I'll raise a glass to your good health and continued postings! Well done.
I've been chasing this track for about a quarter of a century! I was really thrilled to come across it here. I first saw The Dubliners in a wonderful concert in the Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1964. Good on ya dubliner85!
I hadn't heard this one before. *****