(Chorus)
And it was Haul boys, Haul. Haul boys, Haul.
Heave away the capstan lads and lets get up the trawl.
When the winds are blowing, the ships a gently rolling,
My Emma, My Emma, Won't you be true to me?

Now every night in Winter, as reg'lar as a clock,
It's on we all sail wester' likewise your oilskin frock,
And then up to the capstan, lad, and then we'll heave away,
Well that's the cry in the middle of the night as well as in the day. (chorus)

Now when the fish are up on deck a piling to our knees,
We'll slip and slide and wonder why we ever went to sea.
But then ashore we sail the catch that's easier to bear
For its beer all night in the ladies arms when we get paid our share. (chorus)

With winter passing over, and springtime coming on,
We'll go out in all weather, no time for beer and song,
For the fish don't wait for lovers, and you might quickly find,
So put on your oilskin jackets lads and leave the girls behind. (chorus)

And when our trip is over, hard up the tiller goes.
Its straight way in to Yarmouth with a big jib on her nose.
And when we reach the pier head the girls all loudly say,
"Her come our jolly trawling lads that have been so long away."

And it was haul boys, haul! Haul boys, haul!
Heave away the Capstan, lads, and lets get up the trawl.
When the winds are blowing, the ships a gently rolling,
My Emma, My Emma, Won't you be true to me?
My Emma, My Emma, Won't you be true to me?

"Miama?"  Many thanks to Peter Outhart of Two Black Sheep and a Stallion for pointing out the correction to this running error.

Trawl:  A sturdy bag or net that can be dragged along the bottom to catch fish or towed at various depths above the bottom for the same purpose.
www.reefed.edu.au/glossary/t.html

Jib:  a triangular sail carried forward of the mast, its luff attached to the forestay. Jibs and Genoas are types of headsails.
www.transitionrig.com/glossary.htm

Luff:  the leading edge of a sail.
www.transitionrig.com/glossary.htm

Forestay:  On a sailing vessel, a forestay is a piece of standing rigging which keeps a mast from falling backwards. It is attached either at the very top of the mast, or on a bendy mast between 1/6 and 1/4 from the top of the mast. The other end of the forestay is attached to the bow of the boat. Often a sail is attached to the forestay. One such sail is a jib or a genoa.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forestay

Rigging:  gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails; rig: formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Mast:  A tall, vertical pole affixed to the deck of a sailing vessel to support the sails and rigging.
www.pacificshipwrecks.ca/english/glossary.html

Bow:  front end of a boat.
www.sailboatstuff.com/glos_a_c.html

Genoa:  a large sail set mainly in front of the mast but whose trailing edge extends back beyond the mast.  [Called a "Genny."]
www.transitionrig.com/glossary.htm