"Silver Wave" lyrics

It was '22 or '23, I was fishin' for Bobby T
Only got to work one run before the season's work was done

Won't you stack them neat and stack them low
Only 13 hours to go

And when he sunk the Pamela Ray
I figured I'd never fish another day
But I was lucky, I was saved
Now I'm cookin' and stackin' on the Silver Wave

Won't you stack them neat and stack them low
Only 13 hours to go

A brand new crew and a brand new net
We caught 10,000 on the very first set
Listen to the squeal of the power block
And the seagulls cry on Blakely Rock

Won't you stack them neat and stack them low
Only 13 hours to go

The chum were filling up the deck
Jellies stinging my eyes and neck
I've had seldom better days
Than cookin' and stackin' on the Silver Wave

Won't you stack them neat and stack them low
Only 13 hours to go

If I keep on stackin' on the slimy deck
That old lead's gonna break my neck
You dream of Paris and New York
But I just dream I'm piling cork

Won't you stack them neat and stack them low
Only 13 hours to go

See that skiff boy swayin' rock
See that jumper out at 9 o'clock
If I was skipper I'd sit around
In my morning slippers and my evening gown

Won't you stack them neat and stack them low
Only 13 hours to go
Won't you stack them neat and stack them low
Only 13 hours to go