Now my dad was a fisherman bold, and he lived till he grew oldCause he'd open the pane and pop out the flame to see how the wind do blowNow my daddy said to me, if you're ever going to go to seaDo you open the pane and pop out the flame to see how the wind do blowWhen the wind come out of the west, she going to blow up rough at bestSo I open the pane and pop out the flame to see how the wind do blowWhen the cold north wind do blow, well will I snug belowCause I open the pane and pop out the flame to see how the wind do blowWhen the wind come out of the east, it isn't fit for man nor beastSo I open the pane and pop out the flame to see how the wind do blowWhen the south wind soft do blow, well there ain't enough wind to goSo I open the pane and pop out the flame to see how the wind do blowWhen my wife she says to me, well start if you don't goWell I open the pane and pop out the flame to see how the wind do blowSo if you'd be a fisherman bold, and you'd live till you grow oldDo you open the pane and pop out the flame to see how the wind do blow