Fisherman

Lyrics

[Chorus 1] Row, fisherman, row Keep on rowing your boat (Brotherman, brotherman) Yeah, row, fisherman, row Lots of hungry belly pickney, they ashore (Millions of them) Lots of hungry belly pickney, they ashore [Verse 1] Living in a bamboo hut In a little old seaport town Three kids on the floor And another one to come make four [Verse 2] Day, day by day I man step it along the seashore Day, day by day I man step it along the seashore [Verse 3] Hail, brother John Have you got any wenchman? Yes, brother Peter Wenchman, sprat and mackaba Yes, brother Peter Wenchman, sprat and mackaba [Chorus 2] Row, fisherman, row Keep on rowing your boat (Brotherman, brotherman) Yeah, row, fisherman, row We've got to reach on higher ground [Chorus] Row, fisherman, row Keep on rowing your boat (Brotherman, brotherman) Yeah, row, fisherman, row Yes, we've got to reach on higher ground (Brothers) We've got to reach on higher ground [Post-Chorus] Simon, Peter, James and John Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones Simon, Peter, James and John Come ashore to feed the hungry belly one [Chorus 3] So, Row, fisherman, row Keep on rowing your boat (Brotherman, brotherman) Yeah, row, fisherman, row Lots of hungry belly pickney, they a shore (Millions of them) Lots of hungry belly pickney, they a shore [Bridge] Quaju Peg, the cali man Sell the best cali in seaport town Quaju Peg, the cali man Av' the best cali weed in town [Chorus 4] Row, row Keep on rowing your boat (Brotherman, brotherman) Yeah, row, fisherman, row Lots of hungry belly pickney, they ashore (Millions of them) Lots of hungry belly pickney, they ashore [Post-Chorus] Simon, Peter, James and John Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones (dem) Simon, Peter, James and John Come ashore to feed the hungry belly one [Chorus 5] Row, fisherman, row Keep on rowing your boat (Brotherman, brotherman) Yeah, row, fisherman, row We have got to reach on higher ground [Outro] This morning, we've got to reach on higher ground Wednesday morning, we've got to reach on higher ground