The Boats Of Peters River

D A D G D Not a boat in Peter's River or in all Saint Mary's Bay G D E7 A The fishermen in rubber boots are staying home today D A D G A Hanging out the laundry or hang out in the store G D A D And the Little Boats of Newfoundland are idle on the shore G D A D The men of Peter's River are just barely getting by G D A D A D And the boats of Peter's River have their bottoms to the sky G D The wives of Peter's River are taking up the slack G D E7 A The fisheries have ended, and it's never coming back D A D G A Sell a little knitting, set some broody hens G D A D No sooner does a hard day end, another one begins G D A D The wives of Peter's River are too strong to sit and cry G D A D A D And the boats of Peter's River have their bottoms to the sky G D The boys of Peter's River are bright as boys can be G D E7 A Their eyes are on the highway instead of on the sea D A D G A Where their fathers went before them, is not where they must go G D A D And the fate of Peter's River is not for us to know G D A D The boys of Peter's River are too young to wonder why G D A D A D And the boats of Peter's River have their bottoms to the sky G D The storms of Peter's River have pounded us for years G D E7 A Crashing in the harbour and smashing up the piers D A D G A We've ridden out these storms before by shooting at our boats G D A D But we know this storm is different and we cannot stay afloat G D A D There's no nets in Peter's River, laying out to dry G D A D And the boats of Peter's River have their bottoms to the sky G D A D There's no nets in Peter's River, laying out to dry G D A D And the boats of Peter's River have their bottoms to the sky