Net Pulling Shanty by Kathy Cody and Julia Mira
CHORUS:
Haul on the net and feel that pull, Heave away, Haul away
Bring in the fish, the net is full, Haul away I say.
VERSES:
1: We're countin' up the fish in Cowlitz Bay, Heave away, Haul away,
We count all the predators with their little prey, Haul away I say
2: The salmon is the one that we like to find, Heave away, Haul away,
Their scales and their fins and their itty bitty minds, Haul away I say.
3: The herring is a fish that the salmon eat, Heave away, Haul away,
It once was a meal, now it's nothing but a treat, Haul away I say.
4: The sculpin is a tail that propels a mouth, Heave away, Haul away,
It scarfs up the fish from the North and to the South, Haul away I say.
5: We're catchin' all the perch, with the stripes and shine, Heave away, Haul away,
For bling and for glisten, there's nothing quite as fine, Haul away I say.
5: We're pullin' in the jellies, both moon and comb, Heave away, Haul away,
Their slow moving beauty lies underneath the foam, Haul away I say.
6. Be careful with the crabs, both helmet and kelp, Heave away, Haul away,
You grab by their sides, or you'll make a little yelp, Haul away I say.
7. Madrona wrangles fish in the floating net, Heave away, Haul away,
She fusses and watches ev'ry one that we get, Haul away I say.
8. And Russel likes the fish with the silver spot, Heave away, Haul away,
He beams at the greenlings whenever they are caught, Haul away I say.
CHORUS:
Haul on the net and feel that pull, Heave away, Haul away
Bring in the fish, the net is full, Haul away I say.
VERSES:
1: We're countin' up the fish in Cowlitz Bay, Heave away, Haul away,
We count all the predators with their little prey, Haul away I say
2: The salmon is the one that we like to find, Heave away, Haul away,
Their scales and their fins and their itty bitty minds, Haul away I say.
3: The herring is a fish that the salmon eat, Heave away, Haul away,
It once was a meal, now it's nothing but a treat, Haul away I say.
4: The sculpin is a tail that propels a mouth, Heave away, Haul away,
It scarfs up the fish from the North and to the South, Haul away I say.
5: We're catchin' all the perch, with the stripes and shine, Heave away, Haul away,
For bling and for glisten, there's nothing quite as fine, Haul away I say.
5: We're pullin' in the jellies, both moon and comb, Heave away, Haul away,
Their slow moving beauty lies underneath the foam, Haul away I say.
6. Be careful with the crabs, both helmet and kelp, Heave away, Haul away,
You grab by their sides, or you'll make a little yelp, Haul away I say.
7. Madrona wrangles fish in the floating net, Heave away, Haul away,
She fusses and watches ev'ry one that we get, Haul away I say.
8. And Russel likes the fish with the silver spot, Heave away, Haul away,
He beams at the greenlings whenever they are caught, Haul away I say.