Herring's Head

WHAT'LL WE DO WITH THE HERRINGS' HEAD?

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V1: (Leader): What'll we do with the herrings' head?
(All): What'll we do with the herrings' 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!

(Spoken, vary the accented syllables):

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

V2: (Leader): What' ll we do with the herrings' eyes?
(All): What'll we do with the herrings' eyes? (Leader): Make them into puddin' and pies,
(All): Herrings' eyes,
Puddin' and pies,
Herrings' head,
Loaves of bread,
And all manner of things.
V4: What'll we do with the herrings' guts?
What'll we do with the herrings' guts?
Make them into pairs of boots,

Herrings' guts
Pairs of boots,
Herrings' fins,
Needles and pins,
Herrings' eyes,
Puddin pies,
Herrings' head,
Loaves of bread,
And all manner of things. Chorus:

Chorus (Sung): Of all the fish that live in the sea,
The herring is the one for me!

(Spoken): "How are you today?"
"How are you today?"
"How are you today, me Finny-O?"

V3: What' ll we do with the herrings' fins?
What'll we do with the herrings' fins?
Make them into needles and pins,
Herrings' fins,
Needles and pins,
Herrings' eyes,
Puddin pies,
Herrings' head,
Loaves of bread,
And all manner of things. Chorus: V5: What'll we do with the herrings' tail? (2x)
Make them into barrels of ale,
Herrings' tail,
Barrels of ale,
Herrings' guts,
Pairs of boots,
Herrings' fins,
Needles and pins,
Herrings' eyes,
Puddin pies,
Herrings' head,
Loaves of bread,
And all manner of things. Chorus:

Chorus (Sung): Of all the fish that live in the sea, The herring is the one for me!
(Spoken): "How are you today?" "How are you today?" "How are you today, me Finny-O?"

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V1: (Leader): What'll we do with the herrings' head? (All): What'll we do with the herrings' 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! (Spoken, vary the accented syllables): "How are you today?" "How are you today?" "How are you today, me Finny-O?"
V2: (Leader): What' ll we do with the herrings' eyes? (All): What'll we do with the herrings' eyes? (Leader): Make them into puddin' and pies, (All): Herrings' eyes, Puddin' and pies, Herrings' head, Loaves of bread, And all manner of things.	V4: What'll we do with the herrings' guts? What'll we do with the herrings' guts? Make them into pairs of boots, Herrings' guts Pairs of boots, Herrings' fins, Needles and pins, Herrings' eyes, Puddin pies, Herrings' head, Loaves of bread, And all manner of things. Chorus:
Chorus (Sung): Of all the fish that live in the sea, The herring is the one for me! (Spoken): "How are you today?" "How are you today?" "How are you today, me Finny-O?"

V3: What' ll we do with the herrings' fins? What'll we do with the herrings' fins? Make them into needles and pins, Herrings' fins, Needles and pins, Herrings' eyes, Puddin pies, Herrings' head, Loaves of bread, And all manner of things. Chorus:	V5: What'll we do with the herrings' tail? (2x) Make them into barrels of ale, Herrings' tail, Barrels of ale, Herrings' guts, Pairs of boots, Herrings' fins, Needles and pins, Herrings' eyes, Puddin pies, Herrings' head, Loaves of bread, And all manner of things. Chorus: