The Rankin Family is a Canadian folk music family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
The Rankins come from a family of 12, all of whom would entertain the neighbours musically every third weekend as part of a ceilidh.
Five of the siblings began performing professionally in 1989. The Rankins released their own independent cassettes The Rankin Family (1989) and Fare Thee Well Love (1990) featuring original songs and a combination of traditional jigs, reels and Celtic folk songs.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
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Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 15:52:26 -0400 GMT From: RONALD A MACLELLAN To: [email protected] Subject: Song saved as ASCII Text
Fisherman's Son Written by Jimmy Rankin CD - The Rankin Family, Fare Thee Well Love, Capital, EMI Copyright Co' Bhan Music Company Limited - SOCAN Submitted by: Ron A. MacLellan e-mail: [email protected]
Capo 4th Fret use a G with three fingers not with four
[Intro] GDG
[Verse] GDG I'm a fisherman's son got fisherman's ways GDG I fished with my father in my young days GFCAm I learned the fine craft of the fisherman's trade GDGGDG Just to pass to my son so he'll do the same
[Verse] GDG The sea is my lifeline the shore is my home GDG I've been to your cities I didn't stay long GFCAm I stared at the bright lights the dark city ways GDG I'll tell you that's not for me, no I didn't stay
[Chorus] GFC/GGDG Singing La La La-La-La La, La-La-La La-La-La La
[Verse] GDG Some days are rough so we roll with the waves GDG This living is tough, slack is the pay GFCAm But we leave with the sunrise, we wake at the dawn GDG Singing the fisherman's song
[Chorus] GFC/GGDG Singing La La La-La-La La, La-La-La La-La-La La
[Verse] GDG I'm a fisherman's son got fisherman's blood GDG Just hauling the lobster, jigging the cod GFCAm And if you don't like me then leave me alone GDG And I'll go on singing my fisherman's song
[Chorus] GFC/GGDG Singing La La La-La-La La, La-La-La La-La-La La GFC/GGDG Singing La La La-La-La La, La-La-La La-La-La La
[Verse] GDG I'm a fisherman's son got fisherman's ways GDG I fished with my father in my young days GFCAm I learned the fine craft of the fisherman's trade GDG Just to pass to my son so he'll do the same
[Chorus] - (first 2 times a cappella) GFC/GGDG Singing La La La-La-La La, La-La-La La-La-La La GFC/GGDG Singing La La La-La-La La, La-La-La La-La-La La GFC/GGDG Singing La La La-La-La La, La-La-La La-La-La La GFC/G Singing La La La-La-La La, GD La-La-La La-La-La GD La-La-La La-La-La GDGGadd11GGadd11G La-La-La La-La-La La