“What have'ee catched, lil’ lad on the shore?”
“Shrimps an’ a crayfish out o’ the pool,
An’ a tinful o’ lugworms, a tidy score,
To scrig on the night lines after school.”
“What have'ee catched, lil’ maid in the lane?”
“The scent o’ the thyme an’ the cheep of a bird,
An’ the sound of a song that is joy an’ pain,
But the sweetest song as ever I heard.”
“What have'ee catched, strong man from the say?”
“A seineful o’ pilchers, a sailful o’ foam,
An’ a twenty-knot breeze from the nor'rard away,
That drove me a-scuddin’ an’ rollickin’ home.”
“What have'ee catched, good dame by the door?”
“A lil’ brown sail comin’ with the tide,
That's bringin’ back peace to my heart once more,
An’ my man again to the chimley side.”