The Fisherman's Friends is a British male singing group from Port Isaac, Co… Read Full Bio ↴The Fisherman's Friends is a British male singing group from Port Isaac, Cornwall, who sing sea shanties. They have recorded three albums (to date) with this name, and also as Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends (one album) and as Fisherman's Friends (three albums to date).

The group has been performing locally since 1995, and signed a record deal with Universal Music in March 2010. Whilst essentially an a cappella group, their studio recordings and live performances now often include traditional simple instrumentation.

Barrett's Privateers
Fishermen's Friends Lyrics

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3 Pints Gone Oh, the year was 1778, HOW I WISH I WAS…
Alestorm Oh, the year was 1778 HOW I WISH I WAS IN…
Alestrom/Alestorm Oh, the year was 1778 HOW I WISH I WAS IN…
Irish Descendants Oh, the year was 1778, HOW I WISH I WAS…
Irish Descendents Oh, the year was 1778, ( "How I wish I was…
Jonathan Young Colm R. McGuinness Caleb Hyles & RichaadEB Oh, the year was 1778 How I wish I was in…
Kimber's Men Oh, the year was 1778 How I wish I was in…
McGinty Oh, the year was 1778 How I wish I was in…
Pride of Bedlam Well, the year was 1570 I wish I were in Shorebrook…

Stamp'n Go Shanty Oh, the year was 1778, how I wish I was…
Stan Rogers Oh, the year was 1778 How I wish I was in…
The Corries Oh, the year was 1778, ( "How I wish I was…
The Irish Descendants Oh, the year was 1778, HOW I WISH I WAS…
The Jolly Rogers Oh, the year was 1778 How I wish I was in…
The Men They Couldn't Hang Oh the year was seventeen seventy eight I wish I were…
The Real McKenzies Oh, the year was 1778 How I wish I was in…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Fishermen's Friends:

A Sailor Ain't A Sailor My father always told me when I was just a…
Home From The Sea Gota music club Ecko Show... Yeaaaah... Oke. Wellcome to the…
Lower Lights Into Throw Out The Lifeline Brightly beams our Father's mercy, From His lighthouse …
Pass Around The Grog Pass around the grog me boys, and never mind the…
Sail Away Ladies Ain′t no use t'just sit an′ cry (sail away, ladies,…
Shanty Man Now modern ships carry mighty funny gear, And away, get away…

South Australia In South Australia I was born Heave away, haul away In South…

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