Down on
old Prince Edward Island
When the winds are on the blow
And the ocean water's rollin'
Through the reefs and rocks below
And the Irish moss comes driftin'
Where the white cap waters roar
With my scoop and my fork
and my wagon and horse
I'll be headin' on down the shore
With my scoop and my fork
and my wagon and horse
I'll be headin' on down the shore
On old Prince Edward Island,
where the Irish moss is found,
With bags and ropes and baskets,
they come from miles around.
Thrashing through the water,
being careful not to fall,
Cause one good dash and a hell of a splash,
you could lose your overalls.
One good dash and a hell of a splash,
you could lose your overalls.
There's horses in the water,
and horses on the road,
And here comes old Russell Elwood,
and he's hauling up another big load.
And the party lines keep ringing,
and the word keeps passing on,
You can hear them roar
from the Tignish shore,
there's Moss and Skinner's Bond.
You can hear them roar from the
Tignish shore,
there's Moss and Skinner's Bond.
On old Prince Edward Island,
there's one big hullabaloo.
The boys and the girls
and the old folks,
they're gonna make a few bucks,
too.
Gettin' wet to the neck
in the ocean,
where the waves all turn and toss.
But it's a free -for -all,
and they're havin' a ball,
they're bringin' in the Irish moss.
It's a free -for -all,
and they're havin' a ball,
they're bringin' in the Irish moss.
Now the moss plant boys
are waiting to pay so much a pound
And there goes a guy on horseback
and they both look damn near drowned
But all those smiling faces
just mean one thing to me
For every man with a calloused hand
there's a blessing from the sea
For every man with a calloused hand
there's a blessing from the sea
There's an islander
somewhere lonesome
cause he can't be home today
To have a little sip of the moonshine
And haul another load away
In the land of the great potato
Where the lobster feeds are wild
And we thank the boss for the Irish moss
On old Prince Edward Isle
We thank the boss for the Irish moss
Down on old Prince Ed ward Isle