Am           G         Em       G               Am
On the foggy, foggy banks, me boys, we pitch and toss about,
       Am                            G                Em
And we blow our frozen fingers as we hear the skipper shout.
       Am                           G                 Am
Heave away upon the capstan. Give a hand to heave the trawl.


[Verse 2]
         Am          G      Em        G                Am
Oh, when I was but a lad at school, I wouldn't stay at home.
     Am                            G                  Em
Like lots of other foolish lads, I thought I'd sooner roam.
       Am                           G                 Am
Heave away upon the capstan. Give a hand to heave the trawl.


[Verse 3]
     Am                  Em               G              Am
So I went and I joined a trawler and it's then I quickly found
        Am                                G                  Em
That it wasn't all plain sailing when you reach the trawling ground.
       Am                           G                 Am
Heave away upon the capstan. Give a hand to heave the trawl.


[Verse 4]
          Am                G       Em           G                  Am
You'll be hauling night and day, me boys. you're nearer slaves than men,
    Am                                        G            Em
And once you get all your fishes aboard, it's time to haul again.
       Am                           G                 Am
Heave away upon the capstan. Give a hand to heave the trawl.


[Verse 5]
             Am                Em                    G                    Am
And when the waves are pouring around us and they're pounding against the deck,
             Am                                        G                 Em
Well, you'll work your bit like all of the rest if you want to save your neck.
       Am                           G                 Am
Heave away upon the capstan. Give a hand to heave the trawl.


[Verse 6]
        Am                Em             G                Am
And the captain's name is Johnson and he works us 'til we fall,
    Am                                   G               Em
And if he sees us a-shirkin', well, it's God preserve us all.
       Am                           G                 Am
Heave away upon the capstan. Give a hand to heave the trawl.