What’ll We Do With The Herring’s Head?

Leader: What'll we do with the herring’s head?

 All:   What'll we do with the herring’s head?

 Leader: Make it into loaves of bread,

 All: Herrings' head, Loaves of bread,

       And all manner of things.

 

CHORUS: (sung): Of all the fish that live in the sea

                        The herring is the one for me!

CHORUS (spoken): “How are you today?” “How are you today?” “How are you today, me Finny-O?”

 

Leader: What' ll we do with the herring’s eyes?

All: What’ll we do with the herring’s eyes?

Leader: Make them into  puddin’ and pies,

All: Herring’s eyes,

 Puddin' and pies,

Herring’s head, Loaves of bread,

 And all manner of things.

 

CHOR.(sung)   CHOR.(spoken)

 

Leader: What'll we do with the herring’s guts?

All: What'll we do with the herring’s guts?

Leader: Make them into pairs of boots,

All: Herring’s guts,

Pairs of boots,

Herring’s fins,

Needles and pins,

Herring’s eyes,

Puddin and pies,

Herring’s head,

Loaves of bread,

And all manner of things.

 

CHOR.(sung)   CHOR.(spoken)

 

Leader: What'll we do with the herrings' tail?

All: What'll we do with the herrings' tail?

Leader: Make them into barrels of ale,

All: Herring’s tail,

Barrels of ale,

Leader:What' ll we do with the herrings' fins?

 All: What'll we do with the herrings' fins?

Leader: Make them into needles and pins,

 All: Herrings' fins,

Needles and pins,

Herrings' eyes,

Puddin pies,

Herrings' head,

Loaves of bread,

And all manner of things.

 

CHOR.(sung)   CHOR.(spoken)

Herring’s guts,

Pairs of boots,

Herring’s fins,

Needles and pins,

Herring’s eyes,

Puddin and pies,

Herring’s head,

Loaves of bread,

And all manner of things.

Chorus (Sung): Of all the fish that live in the sea,

The herring is the one for me!

Chorus (Spoken): "How are you today?"

"How are you today?"

"How are you today, me Finny-O?"

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