Cornish Lads

G D Well Cornish lads are fishermen, G C D7 And Cornish lads are miners too, G D D7 But when the fish and tin are gone, G C D G What are the Cornish boys to do? G D From Newlyn town we used to sail, G C D7 Through rain and mist, and lashing gale, G D D7 The mackerel shoals we’d hope to find, G C D7 G And soon we’d left Land’s End behind. G D Well Cornish lads are fishermen, G C D D7 And Cornish lads are miners too, G D D7 But when the fish and tin are gone, G C D G What are the Cornish boys to do? G D D7 We’d search the Sevenstones all around, G C D D7 But not a sign nor shoal we found, G D D7 Round Island’s light is now in sight, G C D G But Scillies are a barren ground. G D Well Cornish lads are fishermen, G C D D7 And Cornish lads are miners too, G D D7 But when the fish and tin are gone, G C D G What are the Cornish boys to do? G D The winding engines used to sing, G C D D7 A melody to Cornish tin, G D And Geevor lads they all would grin, G C D G At payday on a Friday. G D Well Cornish lads are fishermen, G C D D7 And Cornish lads are miners too, G D D7 But when the fish and tin are gone, G C D G What are the Cornish boys to do? G D The water now reclaims the mines, G C D D7 And young men talk of old men’s time, G D D7 And go to work in gold or coal’ G C D G Or face a life upon the dole. G D Well Cornish lads are fishermen, G C D D7 And Cornish lads are miners too, G D But when the fish and tin are gone, G C D G What are the Cornish boys to do? G D The hammer of the auction man, G C D D7 Is the only sound we soon will hear, G D D7 And visitors will all make the noise, G C D7 G And order drinks from Cornish boys. G D Well Cornish lads are fishermen, G C D D7 And Cornish lads are miners too, G D D7 But when the fish and tin are gone, G C D G What are the Cornish boys to do? G D We’ll do as we have done before, G C D D7 Go out to roam the wild world o’er, G D D7 Where ever sea or ships are found, G C D G Or there’s a hole down underground G D Well Cornish lads are fishermen, G C D D7 And Cornish lads are miners too. G D D7 So when the fish and tin are gone G C D G That’s what the Cornish boys will do.