Now me Dad was a fisherman bold And he lived till he grew old 'Cause he'd open the pane and pop out the flame Just to see how the winds do blow. Now me Dad he says to me If you're ever going to go to sea Do you open the pane and pop out the flame Just to see how the winds do blow. Now when the cold North wind do blow Then it's we lie snug below 'Cause we open the pane... When the wind comes up from the East It isn't fit for man nor beast Still I open the pane... When the wind comes up from the West She's going to blowup rough at best So I open the pane... But when the South wind soft do blow Well there ain't enough wind to go Still, I open the pane... When me wife she says to me We'll starve if you don't go Well, I open the pane... So if you'd be a fisherman bold And you'd live till you grow old Do you open the pane...