Biography:
The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica which formed as a duo with Ashanti Roy (tenor) (b. Roydel Johnson, 1947, Hanover, Jamaica) and Cedric Myton (falsetto) (b. 1947, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica), later becoming a trio with the addition of Watty Burnett (baritone) (b. early 1950s, Port Antonio, Jamaica). and have been active on and off from the mid-1970s until the present day. They recorded the classic Heart of The Congos in 1977, with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry at the Black Ark Studio.
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SONG: Row, Fisherman Row aka Fisherman Row aka Fisherman
ARTIST: The Congos (& The Heptones)
ALBUM: Heart Of The Congos (1977)
Written by Junior Delgado
Em G B
B Am Em
YA-OO YA-OO YA-OO
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore (Millions of them)
B Am Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore
Em G B
Living in a bamboo hut
B Am Em
In a little hole seaport town (hmm, hmm)
Em G B
Three kids on the floor
B Am Em
And another one to come make four
Em G B
Day, day by day
B Am Em
I man step it along the sea shore
Em G B
Day, day by day
B Am Em
I man step it along the sea shore
Em G B
Hail brother John,
B Am Em
Have you got any wenchman?
Em G B
Yes, brother Peter
B Am Em
Wenchman, sprat and mackaba (I'll tell you)
Em G B
Yes, brother Peter
B Am Em
Wenchman, sprat and mackaba
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds
SOLO
YA-OO YA-OO
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds
Em G B
Simon, Peter, James and John
B Am Em
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
Em G B
Simon, Peter, James and John
B Am Em
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
Em G B
So Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore (Millions of them)
B Am Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore
Em G B
Quaju Peg the collie-man
B Am Em
Sell the best collie in seaport town
Em G B
Quaju Peg the collie-man
B Am Em
A- the best collie in seaport town
YA-OO YA-OO
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore
Em G B
Millions of them!
B Am Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore
Em G B
Simon, Peter, James and John
B Am Em
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
Em G B
Simon, Peter, James and John
B Am Em
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
Em G B
So Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds (Rain is falling)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds (The rain start falling)
B Am Em
We've got to reach on higher grounds
ARTIST: The Congos (& The Heptones)
ALBUM: Heart Of The Congos (1977)
Written by Junior Delgado
Em G B
B Am Em
YA-OO YA-OO YA-OO
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore (Millions of them)
B Am Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore
Em G B
Living in a bamboo hut
B Am Em
In a little hole seaport town (hmm, hmm)
Em G B
Three kids on the floor
B Am Em
And another one to come make four
Em G B
Day, day by day
B Am Em
I man step it along the sea shore
Em G B
Day, day by day
B Am Em
I man step it along the sea shore
Em G B
Hail brother John,
B Am Em
Have you got any wenchman?
Em G B
Yes, brother Peter
B Am Em
Wenchman, sprat and mackaba (I'll tell you)
Em G B
Yes, brother Peter
B Am Em
Wenchman, sprat and mackaba
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds
SOLO
YA-OO YA-OO
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds
Em G B
Simon, Peter, James and John
B Am Em
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
Em G B
Simon, Peter, James and John
B Am Em
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
Em G B
So Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore (Millions of them)
B Am Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore
Em G B
Quaju Peg the collie-man
B Am Em
Sell the best collie in seaport town
Em G B
Quaju Peg the collie-man
B Am Em
A- the best collie in seaport town
YA-OO YA-OO
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore
Em G B
Millions of them!
B Am Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore
Em G B
Simon, Peter, James and John
B Am Em
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
Em G B
Simon, Peter, James and John
B Am Em
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
Em G B
So Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds (Rain is falling)
Em G B
Row, fisherman row
B Am Em
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds (The rain start falling)
B Am Em
We've got to reach on higher grounds
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