[VERSE 1]
Slow lander, fish on!
Bring it in, bring it in!
Watch it splash, watch it slish!
Lead it 'round like a pet on a leash!

[VERSE 2]
He's reaching for his gaff — and it's only a pink!
We are all watching, we are all waiting!
He's a slow lander, can't bring it in — he's a two-hander!
Put the fish in the bin, boys, put it in the bin!

[CHORUS]
Oh, it got away! Oh, it got away!
Oh well — other fish in the sea!
Too bad for me, but for him he's free!
Too bad for me, but for him he's free!

[VERSE 3]
The crew is on the rail now, the tide is coming in
The slowest hand is the surest hand, that's how the work begins
He sets his feet, he takes his time, he lets the line go slack
And every hand on every rope is singing with him back

[CHORUS]
Oh, it got away! Oh, it got away!
Oh well — other fish in the sea!
Too bad for me, but for him he's free!
Too bad for me, but for him he's free!

[OUTRO]
Slow lander, fish on! Bring it in, bring it in!
Heave! Ho! Bring it in!