Buddy Wasisname And The Other Fellers - Yesterday's Fishermen lyrics

Now the ice still clings to the rocks in the harbour And the men are out pounding in Uncle Jim's shed For there's traps to be built and more to be mended No time for to waste for the work must be done And the fisherman knows life don't come easy What he builds with his hands must come tumbling down But then how could life be any other way With the courage that God gives and the Forefathers know how They have come to the shores like kelp to the rocks Generations of hardships have all been forgotten With a grin and a chuckle they know life must go on And the fisherman knows life don't come easy What he builds with his hands must come tumbling down But then how could life be any other way And they know of the pleasures of soft, easy living And they know that with those pleasures come torment and pain So they keep on chopping, pounding, and hauling For its only the hard work that keeps a man sane And the fisherman knows life don't come easy What he builds with his hands must come tumbling down But then how could life be any other way Now the ice still clings to the rocks in the harbour And the boys are still sleeping at quarter to two They'll be drinking and smoking and dealing with boredom For its hard when you're idle and no work to do And the fisherman knows life don't come easy What he builds with his hands must come tumbling down But then how could life be any other way But then how could life be any other way