Mixed Moss

My dad was reminiscing about his sea scout days today and taught me a great boy scout song. Rather Christian, really. I enjoy it. Eric, you should try to introduce it at your chapel time. That would get you kicked out. Here it is.

Three Jolly Fishermen
There were three jolly fishermen.
There were three jolly fishermen.
Fisher, fisher, men, men, men.
Fisher, fisher, men, men, men.
There were three jolly fishermen.

The first one’s name was Abraham.
The first one’s name was Abraham.
Abra, Abra, ham, ham, ham.
Abra, Abra, ham, ham, ham.
The first one’s name was Abraham.

The second one’s name was I-I-saac.
The second one’s name was I-I-saac.
I, I, sac, sac, sac.
I, I, sac, sac, sac.
The second one’s name was I-I-saac.

The third one’s name was Ja-a-cob.
The third one’s name was Ja-a-cob.
Ja, Ja, cob, cob, cob.
Ja, Ja, cob, cob, cob.
The third one’s name was Ja-a-cob.

They all went down to Jericho.
They all went down to Jericho.
Jeri, Jeri, cho, cho, cho.
Jeri, Jeri, cho, cho, cho.
They all went down to Jericho.

They should have gone to Amsterdam.
They should have gone to Amsterdam.
Amster, Amster, shh, shh, shh.
Amster, Amster, shh, shh, shh.
They should have gone to Amsterdam.

They shouldn’t have said that naughty word.
They shouldn’t have said that naughty word.
naughty, naughty, word, word, word.
naughty, naughty, word, word, word.
They shouldn’t have said that naughty word.

We’re going to say it any way.
We’re going to say it any way.
Any, any, way, way, way.
Any, any, way, way, way.
We’re going to say it any way.

They should have gone to Amsterdam.
They should have gone to Amsterdam.
Amster, Amster, dam, dam, dam.
Amster, Amster, dam, dam, dam.
They should have gone to Amsterdam.

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