The Wiggles would like to dedicate
this song to Hank Snow
and all the wonderful fishermen
who fish in the Grand Banks,
the Cuiro Banks
and the Western Banks of Newfoundland.
Squid Jigging Ground
Oh, this is the place
where the fishermen gather
In oilskins and boots
and the cape hands battened down
All sizes of figures
with squid lines and jiggers
They congregate here
on the Squid Jigging Ground
Some are workin' their jiggers
while others are yearning
There's some standing up
and there's more lying down
While all kinds of fun jokes
and drinks are begun
As they wait for the squid
on the squid -jigging ground
There's men of all ages
and boys in the bargain
There's old Billy Cave
and there's young Raven Brown
There's Rip, Red and Gorey
out here in the dory
You're running down squires
on the squid -jigging ground
There's men from the harbour,
there's men from the tickle
And all kinds of motorboats
green, grey and brown
Right yonder is Bobby,
and with him is Nobby
He's chawing hard tack
on the squid -jigging round
God bless my Sir Wester,
there's Skipper John Champy
He's the best hand at squid -jigging here,
I'll be bound
Hello, what's the row?
Ah, he's jigging one now
The very first squid
on the squid -jigging ground
The man with the whiskers
is old Jacob Steele
He's getting well on,
but he's still pretty sound
While Uncle Bob Hawkins
wears six pairs of stockings
Whenever he's out
on the squid -jigging ground
Holy smoke, what a scuffle
All hands are excited
It's a wonder to me
that there's nobody drowned
There's a bustle, confusion,
the wonderful hustle
They're all jigging squid
on the squid -jigging ground
Says Barney,
the squids are on top of the water
I just felt me jiggers jig five fathoms down
But a squid in the boat
squirted right down his throat now
He's swearing like mad
on the squid -jigging ground
There's poor Uncle Louie,
his whiskers are spattered
With spots of the squid juice
that's flying around
One poor little guy got it
right in the eye
But they don't give a darn
on the squid jig and round
Now if you ever feel inclined
to go squidding
Leave your white clothes
behind in the town
And if you get cranky
without your silk hanky,
You better steer clear of the squid
jig and grout.