2.
Go out in the morning, the wind it will sing,
It's over the side you will hear the line ring,
For out flow the jigger and freeze with the cold,
And as to for starting, all gone in the hole,
And it's hard, hard times.

3.
Poor fishermen we been out all the day,
Come in in the evening full sail up the bay,
Find Kate in the corner with a wink and a nod
Saying, "Jimmy and Johnny, have you got any cod?"
And it's hard, hard times.

4.
When you got some split and hung out for to dry
'Twill take all your time to brush off the flies,
To keep up with the maggots 'tis more than you'll do,
And out come the sun and it's all split in two,
And it's hard, hard times.

5.
Oh now comes the merchant to see your supply:
"The fine side of fishing we'll have bye and bye,
Seven dollars for large and six-fifty for small."
Pick out your West Indie, you got nothing at all,
And it's hard, hard times.

6.
The best thing to do is to work with a will,
For when it's all over you're hauled on the hill,
You're hauled on the hill and laid down in the cold,
And when it's all over you're still in the hole,
And it's hard, hard times.