Gordon Bok - The boats of peters river

Not a boat in Peter's River or in ^Gall Saint Mary's ^DBay The ^Gfishermen in ^Drubber boots are ^E7staying home to^Aday ^DHanging out the ^Alaundry or ^Dhang out ^Gin the ^Astore And the ^GLittle Boats of ^DNewfoundland are ^Aidle on the ^Dshore The ^Gmen of Peter's ^DRiver are just ^Abarely getting ^Dby And the ^Gboats of Peter's ^DRiver have their ^Abottoms to the ^Dsky ^{A D}

The wives of Peter's River are ^Gtaking up the ^Dslack The ^Gfisheries have ^Dended, and it's ^E7never coming ^Aback ^DSell a little ^Aknitting, ^Dset some ^Gbroody ^Ahens No ^Gsooner does a ^Dhard day end, a^Another one be^Dgins The ^Gwives of Peter's ^DRiver are too ^Astrong to sit and ^Dcry And the ^Gboats of Peter's ^DRiver have their ^Abottoms to the ^Dsky ^{A D}

The boys of Peter's River are ^Gbright as boys can ^Dbe Their ^Geyes are on the ^Dhighway in^E7stead of on the ^Asea Where their ^Dfathers went be^Afore them, is ^Dnot where ^Gthey must ^Ago And the ^Gfate of Peter's ^DRiver is ^Anot for us to ^Dknow The ^Gboys of Peter's ^DRiver are too ^Ayoung to wonder ^Dwhy And the ^Gboats of Peter's ^DRiver have their ^Abottoms to the ^Dsky ^{A D}

The storms of Peter's River have ^Gpounded us for ^Dyears ^GCrashing in the ^Dharbour and ^E7smashing up the ^Apiers We've ^Dridden out these ^Astorms before by ^Dshooting ^Gat our ^Aboats But we ^Gknow this storm is ^Ddifferent and we ^Acannot stay a^Dfloat There's no ^Gnets in Peter's ^DRiver, ^Alaying out to ^Ddry And the ^Gboats of Peter's ^DRiver have their ^Abottoms to the ^Dsky There's no ^Gnets in Peter's ^DRiver, ^Alaying out to ^Ddry And the ^Gboats of Peter's ^DRiver have their ^Abottoms to the ^Dsky