Ode to a Herring

Ah there was an old man who came from Kinsail
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin
And he had a herring a herring for sale
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin
Sing herring for sail sing man from Kinsail
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin
Indeed I have more of my herring to sing
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin

And what do you think we made of his fins
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But a nice little package of needles and pins
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin
Sing herring and fins sing needles and pins
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin
Indeed I have more of my herring to sing
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin

And what do you think we made of his belly
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin
But a nice little girl we called her Nellie
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin
Sing herring and belly sing girl sing Nellie
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin
Indeed I have more of my herring to sing
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin.

And what do you think we made out of his back
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin
But a fine old sailor we called him Jack
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin
Sing herring sing back sing sailor Jack
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin
Well indeed Ihave more of my herring to sing
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin

And what do you think we made of his head
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin
The finest griddle that ever baked bread
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin
Sing griddle sing head sing sailor sing bread
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin
Indeed I have more of my herring to sing
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin.

And what do you think we made of his eyes
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin
But the finest balls that ever did rise
Sing ava um vane sing ava o lin
Sing herring sing eyes sing balls sing rise
Sing ava um vane sing ava um vane
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin

Now all of you people inclined to be prude
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The next two verses are rather rude
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Sing herring sing prude sing verses sing rude
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin
Indeed I have more of my herring tosing
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin

And what do you think we made of his hole
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin
The finest bellows that ever blew coal
Sing ava um vane sing ava o'lin
Sing herring sing hole sing bellows sing coal
Sing ava um vane sing ava o,lin
Well indeed I have more of my herring to sing
Sing ava um vane sing ava o,lin

And what do you think we made of his bollocks
Sing ava um vane sing ava o,lin
But a radical cure for old alcoholics
Sing ava um vane sing ava o,lin
Sing herring sing bollocks sing old alcoholics
Sing ava um vane sing ava o,lin
Well indeed I,ve no more of my herring to sing