Lyrics

[Verse 1] So this is the place where they're fisherman gatherin' With oil-skins and slickers and the Cape bass batten down All sizes and figures with squid lines and jiggers They congregate here on the Squid Jiggin' Ground [Verse 2] Some are jiggin' for squid, while others are yarnin' There's some standin' up but there's more lyin' down And all sorts of fun jokes and drinks are begun As they wait for the squid on the Squid Jiggin' Ground [Verse 3] There's men of all agеs and boys in the bargain There's old Billy Cavе and there's young Raymond Brown There's Red Rat and Folly out here in his dory Runnin' down squires on the Squid Jiggin' Ground [Verse 4] There's men from the harbor and men from the tickle And all kinds of motor-boats, green, gray and brown There's old Bobby and with him is Nobby He's chawin' hard tack on the Squid Jiggin' Ground [Verse 5] Well bless my soul Esther, there's Old Captain West He's the best hand at squid jiggin' here, I'll be bound Hello, what's the row? Why he's jiggin' one now The very first squid on the Squid Jiggin' Ground [Verse 6] The man with the whiskers is old Jacob Steele He's gettin' quite old, but he's still pretty sound Well Uncle Bob Hockins wears six pairs of stockin's Whenever he's out on the Squid Jiggin' Ground [Verse 7] Holy Smoke! What a scuffle! All hands are excited It's a wonder to me that there's nobody drowned There's a bustlin' confusion, a wonderful hustle They're all jiggin' squid on the Squid Jiggin' Ground [Verse 8] Says Bobby, "The squids are on top of the water I just got me jiggers 'bout one fathom down" But a squid in the boat sqaured right down his throat And squaring like mad on the Squid Jiggin' Ground [Verse 9] There's poor Uncle Billy, his whiskers are spattered With spots of the squid juice that's flyin' around One poor little boy got it right in the eye But they don't give a darn on the Squid Jiggin' Ground [Verse 10] So if you ever feel inclined to go squiddin' Leave your white collar behind in the town And if you'll feel get cranky without your silk hanky You'd better steer clear of the Squid Jiggin' Ground