- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
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The fisherman comes to court the lady. Having tied up his boat, he takes her hand and removes his coat. This reveals three golden chains. Seeing that he is rich, the lady asks forgiveness for calling him a fisherman. The two go home and are married.
[Roud 291; Laws O24; G/D 4:834; Ballad Index LO24; VWML RoudFS/S142925, CJS2/9/1231; Bodleian Roud 291; Wiltshire 554, 730 ; trad.]
First sheet music published in London, England between 1813-1838.
Lyrics of first verse:
One morning in the Month of June
Down by a riverside
There she beheld a bold fisherman
Come rowing by the tide,
Come rowing by the tide;
There she beheld a bold fisherman
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Song
Versions
The Bold Fisherman written by [Traditional] English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bold Fisherman | Harry Cox | 1934 | First release | ||
| The Bold Fisherman | A.L. Lloyd | 1957 | |||
| The Bold Fisherman | Paul Clayton | 1957 | |||
| The Bold Fisherman | The Young Tradition | 1966 | |||
| Bold Fisherman | George Belton | 1967 | |||
| The Bold Fisherman | Tim Hart and Maddy Prior | 1969 | |||
| Bold Fisherman | Nancy Raven | 1969 | |||
| Bold Fisherman | Andy Turner [GB] | 1990 | |||
| The Bold Fisherman | Shirley & Dolly Collins | 1994 | |||
| The Fisherman | Rachael McShane | August 17, 2009 | |||
| Bold Fisherman | Jon Boden | April 3, 2011 | |||
| The Bold Fisherman | Bob and Ron Copper | 2012 | Released more than 10 years after its recording |