Kippers for Tea

Though it hurts to go away

The trawlermen do say

There's one thing I must do before I go

I need to gut you I know

smoke and pickle you in the snow

Now the time is moving on

And I really should be gone

But You keep me hanging on for one more herring

I love you all the while

With your cute little way 

Will You promise that you'll save your

Kippers for tea

Save all your kippers for me

Bye bye bloater bye bye

Don't cry herring don't cry

Gonna walk out the door

But I'll soon be back for more

Kippers for tea

Save all your kippers for me

So long herring so long

Hang on bloater hang on

Don't You dare me to stay

Cause You know I'll have to say

That I've got to fish each day

And that's why I go away 

But I count the seconds till I'm home with You

I love you it's true

You're so cute honey, gee

Won't you save them up for me, your

Kippers for tea

Save all your Kippers for me

Bye bye bloater bye bye

Don't cry herring don't cry

Gonna walk out the door

But I'll soon be back for more

Kippers for tea

Save all your kippers for me

So long herring so long

Hang on bloater hang on

Don't you dare me to stay

'Cause you know 

Save all your kippers for me

Bye bye baby bye bye

Don't cry honey don't cry

Won't You save them for me

Even though you're only a small oily fish

Save all your kippers for me

Bye bye bloater bye bye

Don't cry herring don't cry

Won't You save them for me

Even though you're only a small oily fish.

Copywright @davidredbutton in the year of our Lord 2019

based on a seed planted by the Brotherhood of Kipper 1976