The Fisherman's Alphabet


2.
"E" for our engines, on them we rely,
"F." for the freezer our bait there we buy,
"G." stands for grapnel, five hooks and a ring,
"H" is for herring the first bait in spring.

3.
"1" for the inspector, he turns down all slime,
"J" stands for jigger we have on our line,
"K" stands for killick, wood, rock, and nails,
"L" is for luff we have in the sails.

4.
"M" stands for mackerel, and meshes, and mast,
"N" is for nails, this keeps the planks fast.
"O" stands for oakum and "P" for the prong.
It's a sharp-pointed steel in a handle so long.

5.
"Q" is for quintals and "R" for the rise,
"S" for the steamer that brings our supplies,
"T" stands for tom-cod, the tide they do stem,
"U" is for under and "V" stands for vim.

6.
"W." is for whales we often hear blow,
We have "X" on the gang-boards to keep them just so,
"Y." is for yanking, a jerk and a twist,
And "Z." is zephyr, the wind we like best.

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