Song to the Fishermen by rsmallwood

Song to the Fisherman

for SA choir and piano

Words and Music by Robert Smallwood (based on traditional Greek folk songs)

for Julie Aysom and the James Sheahan Vocal Ensemble

                    Soprano Alto Piano                       Bright  = 120 /  = 240                                               Fare     Fare                                 5         well and good luck as you         well and good luck as you                            go, You brave young fish er         go, You brave young fish er                            men, Who ven ture out to         men, Who ven ture out to                        sea. I     sea. I                    - -- -            9         wait and watch for you to         wait and watch for you to                            come, To cel e brate your         come, To cel e brate your                            work, And safe re turn to         work, And safe re turn to                        shore. La     shore. La                    - -- - -

            13         la la la la la la         la la la la la la                             la la la la la la         la la la la la la                            la la la la la la         la la la la la la                          la la la la       la la la la                                17     la.     la.                        I'll     I'll                             sew your sails with gol den         sew your sails with gol den                         thread, And make you gild ed         thread, And make you gild ed                 --            21         oars, To speed you on your         oars, To speed you on your                     way. I'll     way. I'll                         gath er ros es while you're         gath er ros es while you're                         gone, To scat ter on the         gone, To scat ter on the                 - -- -2

            25         shore, And wel come you safe         shore, And wel come you safe                     home. La     home. La                         la la la la la la         la la la la la la                          la la la la la la         la la la la la la                            29         la la la la la la         la la la la la la                       la la la la       la la la la                     la. Ah     la. Ah                           ah ah     ah ah                                    33     ah.     ah.                                                       Bring back the spon ges, all the         Bring back the spon ges, all the                           Boun te ous rich es and the         Boun te ous rich es and the                - - -- - -3

            37         Beau ti ful cor al from the         Beau ti ful cor al from the                    sea.     sea.                                         Plen ti ful trea sures in a         Plen ti ful trea sures in a                - - - - -- - - - -            41         Boat lad en heav y You re         Boat lad en heav y You re                        turn to a dorn and plea sure         turn to a dorn and plea sure                    me.     me.                    Fare     Fare                  - - - - -- - - - -            45         well and good luck as you         well and good luck as you                                   go, You brave young fish er         go, You brave young fish er                                  men, Who ven ture out to         men, Who ven ture out to                              sea. I     sea. I                          - -- -4

            49         wait and watch for you to         wait and watch for you to                                  come, To cel e brate your         come, To cel e brate your                                  work, And safe re turn to         work, And safe re turn to                              shore. La     shore. La                          - -- -            53         la la la la la la         la la la la la la                                   la la la la la la         la la la la la la                                  la la la la la la         la la la la la la                                la la la la       la la la la                              la. Ah     la. Ah                                        58     ah ah     ah ah                                 ah ah     ah ah                               ah    ah                3      3      3      3      cresc. cresc. cresc.       ya!       ya!                      5