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.

Little Liz I Love You
The Fisherman's Friends Lyrics

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The other night
I had a dream
The funniest dream of all
I dreamt that I was kissin′ you
Behind the garden wall

And she said
Little Liz, I love you (honey!)

Little Liz, I love you
I love you in the springtime and the fall (honey, honey, honey, honey)
Little Liz, I love you (honey!)
Little Liz, I love you
I love you the best of all (honey, honey, honey, honey)

I walked my true love home last night
Beneath thе spreading vines
I put my arms around her waist
And prеssed her lips to mine

And she said
Little Liz, I love you (honey!)
Little Liz, I love you
I love you in the springtime and the fall (honey, honey, honey, honey)
Little Liz, I love you (honey!)
Little Liz, I love you
I love you the best of all (honey, honey, honey, honey)

I went to call
On my best girl
Her bulldog flew at me
And bit me by the old back porch
Right near the maple tree

And she said
Little Liz, I love you (honey!)
Little Liz, I love you
I love you in the springtime and the fall (honey, honey, honey, honey)
Little Liz, I love you (honey!)
Little Liz, I love you
I love you the best of all (honey, honey, honey, honey)

It was not you
That I did see
Behind the garden wall
It was my wife a-lookin' at me
She looked so big and tall

And she said
Little Liz, I love you (honey!)
Little Liz, I love you
I love you in the springtime and the fall (honey, honey, honey, honey)
Little Liz, I love you (honey!)
Little Liz, I love you
I love you the best of all (honey, honey, honey, honey)

Oh, tell me honey
Tell me true
Who is your turtle dove?
Oh, tell me honey
Tell me do
Who is the one you love?

And she said
Little Liz, I love you (honey!)
Little Liz, I love you
I love you in the springtime and the fall (honey, honey, honey, honey)
Little Liz, I love you (honey!)

Little Liz, I love you
I love you the best of all (honey, honey, honey, honey)

Overall Meaning

The Fisherman's Friends' song "Little Liz I Love You" tells a story of love, dreams, and misunderstandings. The singer is dreaming about kissing Little Liz behind the garden wall, professing his love for her. But as the dream continues, he walks his true love home and kisses her, only to be bitten by her bulldog. Little Liz then reveals that she's not the one he saw behind the garden wall, it was his wife. The song ends with the singer asking Little Liz who her true love is, and her repeating her love for him.

The song portrays a sense of innocence and simplicity in love, with the singer's unwavering love for Little Liz and the confusion and misunderstandings that come with being in love. The dream sequences add an element of playfulness and humor to the song, making it a lighthearted and enjoyable listening experience.

Overall, "Little Liz I Love You" is a charming and delightful folk song that captures the essence of love and the beauty of misunderstandings and dreams.

Line by Line Meaning

The other night
I had a dream that was so funny

I dreamt that I was kissin' you
In my dream, we were kissing each other behind the garden wall

And she said
She told me that

Little Liz, I love you (honey!)
She loves me and my name is Little Liz (or it is just a term of endearment)

I love you in the springtime and the fall (honey, honey, honey, honey)
She loves me all year round

I love you the best of all (honey, honey, honey, honey)
She loves me more than anybody else

I walked my true love home last night
Last night, I accompanied my true love on her way home

Beneath the spreading vines
We walked beneath the vines

I put my arms around her waist
I hugged her waist with my arms

And pressed her lips to mine
We kissed each other

I went to call on my best girl
I went to visit my girlfriend