Fisherman

[Chorus 1]
Row, fisherman, row
Keep on rowing your boat (Brotherman, brotherman)
Yeah, row, fisherman, row
Lots of hungry belly pickney, they ashore (Millions of them)
Lots of hungry belly pickney, they ashore

[Verse 1]
Living in a bamboo hut
In a little old seaport town
Three kids on the floor
And another one to come make four

[Verse 2]
Day, day by day
I man step it along the seashore
Day, day by day
I man step it along the seashore

[Verse 3]
Hail, brother John
Have you got any wenchman?
Yes, brother Peter
Wenchman, sprat and mackaba
Yes, brother Peter
Wenchman, sprat and mackaba
[Chorus 2]
Row, fisherman, row
Keep on rowing your boat (Brotherman, brotherman)
Yeah, row, fisherman, row
We've got to reach on higher ground

[Chorus]
Row, fisherman, row
Keep on rowing your boat (Brotherman, brotherman)
Yeah, row, fisherman, row
Yes, we've got to reach on higher ground (Brothers)
We've got to reach on higher ground

[Post-Chorus]
Simon, Peter, James and John
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
Simon, Peter, James and John
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly one

[Chorus 3]
So, Row, fisherman, row
Keep on rowing your boat (Brotherman, brotherman)
Yeah, row, fisherman, row
Lots of hungry belly pickney, they a shore (Millions of them)
Lots of hungry belly pickney, they a shore
[Bridge]
Quaju Peg, the cali man
Sell the best cali in seaport town
Quaju Peg, the cali man
Av' the best cali weed in town

[Chorus 4]
Row, row
Keep on rowing your boat (Brotherman, brotherman)
Yeah, row, fisherman, row
Lots of hungry belly pickney, they ashore (Millions of them)
Lots of hungry belly pickney, they ashore

[Post-Chorus]
Simon, Peter, James and John
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones (dem)
Simon, Peter, James and John
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly one

[Chorus 5]
Row, fisherman, row
Keep on rowing your boat (Brotherman, brotherman)
Yeah, row, fisherman, row
We have got to reach on higher ground

[Outro]
This morning, we've got to reach on higher ground
Wednesday morning, we've got to reach on higher ground