Row fisherman row
keep on rowing your bouat
lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore, millions of them

living in a bumbo hut
in a little hole sea-port town
three kids on the floor
and another one [bad word] make four

day by day i man step it
along the sea shore
hail brother John, have you got any wenchman
yes brother Peter, wenchman, sprat and mackaba

row fisherman row keep on rowing your boat
brotherman brotherman
row fisherman row
we’ve got to reach on higher grounds

Simon, Peter, James and [bad word] a shore
to feed the hungry belly ones
so, row fisherman row
keep on rowing your boat
lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore, millions of them

Quaju Peg the collie-man
sell the best collie in sea port town
Quaju Peg the collie man
ha the best collie weed in town

row fisherman row
keep on rowing your boat
we’ve got to reach on higher grounds
rain is falling
we’ve got to reach on higher grounds