The Coast of Chilly
“From THE BOOK OF PENGUIN FOLK SONGS”
Words: Mick Ryan Tune: Traditional “Rounding the Horn”
Come all you gallant sea birds
And listen unto me
I cannot fly, but yet am I
A sea bird wild and free
The southern ocean is my home
You flightless birds take heed
I'd have you swim the ocean in
Don't go ashore to breed.
For it's walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk
Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk....mate
Then it's stand, stand, stand, stand, stand, stand stand
And wait, wait, wait, wait, wait
As you stand, stand, stand, and wait, wait, wait
How you wish, wish, wish, wish, wish
For fish, fish, fish, fish, fish, fish, fish
(Pause) Fish, fish, fish, fish, fish.
For, when you waddle ashore, me birds
She will on you impose
An egg she'll dump beneath your rump
And won't care if you're froze
For months she'll leave you standing there
And, if you are allowed
Your dearest wish, apart from fish
Is the center of the crowd.
For it's walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk
Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk....mate
Then it's stand, stand, stand, stand, stand, stand stand
And wait, wait, wait, wait, wait
As you stand, stand, stand, and wait, wait, wait
How you wish, wish, wish, wish, wish
For fish, fish, fish, fish, fish, fish, fish
(Pause) Fish, fish, fish, fish, fish.
And when that season's done me birds
You'll trudge towards the sea
To dive therein, to fish and swim
A well-fed bird, like me
Take my advice, don't pay the price
Of the birds upon the shore
Stay safe at sea, along with me
And go to land no more.
For it's walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk
Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk....mate
Then it's stand, stand, stand, stand, stand, stand stand
And wait, wait, wait, wait, wait
As you stand, stand, stand, and wait, wait, wait
How you wish, wish, wish, wish, wish
For fish, fish, fish, fish, fish, fish, fish
(Pause) Fish, fish, fish, fish, fish.
