a the week your man s awa and a the week you bide your lane a the time you re waiting for the minute that he s comin hame ye ken whit why he has tae work ye ken the hours he has tae keep and yet it makes you angry when ye see him just come hame tae sleep through the months and through the years while you re bringing up the bairns your man s awa tae here and there followin the shoals of herring and when he s back there s nets tae mend you ve maybe got a score or twa and when they re done he ll rise and say wife it s time i was awa work and wait and dree your weird pin yer faith in herrin sales and oftimes lie awake at nicht in fear and dread of winter gales but men maun work tae earn their breid and men maun sweat to gain their fee and fishermen will aye gang oot as long as fish swim in the sea a the week your man s awa and a the week you bide your lane a the time you re waiting for the minute that he s comin hame  ye ken whit why he has tae work ye ken the hours he has tae keep and yet it s making you angry when ye see him just come hame tae sleep