No fish today

from Fingers in my Pocket by Robin Auld

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My father went to sea all his life, like his father before him
I followed in their footsteps though I’m the first one that can swim.
Never made much money, you could say we are the little guys
Now they say we’ve got to pay because the seas are running dry
No fish today for you or for me, the government man say we can’t go to sea
Sorry my children I’m sorry my wife
they took away my quota they took away my life
they took away my quota they took away my life
Up in the city they talk so fine, saving the planet one day at a time
taking whatever steps that they can, that cuts no ice with your Japanese man
It’s the big companies had it all their own way
what I catch in a year, they catch in a day
and I know it’s the law but I can’t abide throwing my bycatch over the side
No fish today for you or for me, the government man say I can’t go to sea
Sorry my children I’m sorry my wife
they took away my quota they took away my life
they took away my quota they took away my life
I don’t what it is they expect us to do, look for an answer in the sea so blue
It’s problem no-one cares enough to fix, you can’t teach this old dog any new tricks
Saw a picture in the paper the other day, of the man with the biggest quota they say
dressed as fine as a man could be, he lives two hundred miles from the sea!
No fish today for you or for me, the government man say we can’t go to sea
Sorry my children I’m sorry my wife
they took away my quota they took away my life
they took away my quota they took away my life

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from Fingers in my Pocket, released December 16, 2020

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Robin Auld Cape Town, South Africa

Slide guitar, harmonica, African blues guitar stylings and soul vocals all feature in the fresh and vibrant roots sound of Cape Town based Robin Auld.
Born in Lusaka, Zambia to Scots parents, Robin's childhood was spent between Southern Africa and Scotland; a journey reflected in the African and Celtic influences in his music.
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