Verse
F# B F#
We’ve been fishing since morning early
B C#7
When the sun first shone on the sea
F# B F#
We’ve a fine catch of lythe and glashan
B C#7
Six wee codlings for Friday’s tea
[Chorus]
F# B F#
Sailling southwards from Rathlin Island
B C#7
Past Fair Head and by Murlough Bay
F# B F#
With a north wind to drive us homeward
B C#7
What care we for the wind or spray
[Verse]
F# B F#
It’s a life for a man of freedom
B C#7
With a good boat and trusty crew
F# B F#
And the sea is his realm and kingdom
B C#7
With the wild seals and gannets too
[Chorus]
F# B F#
Sailling southwards from Rathlin Island
B C#7
Past Fair Head and by Murlough Bay
F# B F#
With a north wind to drive us homeward
B C#7
What care we for the wind or spray
[Verse]
F# B F#
We’ll be home by the evening, surely
B C#7
Down the coast and the ebbing tide
F# B F#
We’ll be greeted by Henry Andy
B C#7
For a pint or two down in McBrides
[Chorus]
F# B F#
Sailling southwards from Rathlin Island
B C#7
Past Fair Head and by Murlough Bay
F# B F#
With a north wind to drive us homeward
B C#7
What care we for the wind or spray