I'se the B'y

1. I'se the b'y that builds the boat 
And I'se the b'y that sails her
I'se the b'y that catches the fish
And brings ‘em home to Lizer

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Hip yer partner Sally Thibault
Hip yer partner Sally Brown
Fogo, Twillingate, Moreton's Harbour,
All around the circle

2. Sods and rinds to cover your flake,
Cake and tea for supper
Cod fish in the spring of the year,
Fried in maggoty butter

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3. I don't want your maggoty fish
They're no good for winter
Well I can buy as good as that,
Way down in Bonavista!

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4. I took Liza to a dance,
As fast as she can travel,
And every step that she could take,
Was up to her knees in gravel

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5. Susan White she's out of sight,
Her petticoat wants a border,
Old Sam Oliver in the dark,
He kissed her in the corner.

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A traditional Newfoundland folk song whose title can be translated, "I'm the Boy".  It was first published in 1927 and has been widely recorded since then.  In 2005 it was named to the Canadian Song Hall of Fame.