The trip, it took two hours.
I was bleeding awful bad.
We finally reached the station and
was I ever glad.

The nurse she looked at me
and said, "You are one lucky lad."
Cause if it hadn't been for that baccy
There we all would be real sad.

To have to leave the fish plant,
Was a hard old thing to do,
To come up here to go to work,
Away from all of you.

You might think I just don't care
To leave you all like this,
I felt I had to take the job,
But I still liked at the fish.

I think of you some days at work,
And wonder how you are,
I know you can't drop in for tea,
Because it is too far.

I'm sure you get a salter,
There's nothing to it you know,
Just takes a little practice,
Then you'll turn out like a pro.

But girls, you know I miss you,
And I hope you'll get your stamps,
Then when I think of "fourteen",
I almost get the cramps.