Cod Liver Oil Great Big Sea
"Cod Liver Oil" by Great Big Sea is a lively folk-rock song from 1997. The lyrics humorously celebrate the benefits of cod liver oil while reflecting on Newfoundland culture and maritime life. Its upbeat tempo and catchy melodies create a festive atmosphere. The song highlights themes of health, tradition, and local pride. #FolkRock
I'm a young married man and I'm tired of life
Ten years I've been wed to a pale sickly wife
She's nothing to do only sit there and cry
Praying and praying to God she would die
A friend of my own came to see me one day
He told me my wife she was pining away
He afterwards told me that she would get strong
If I get a bottle from dear Dr John
Oh doctor, oh doctor, oh dear Dr John
Your cod liver oil is so pure and so strong
I'm afraid of my life, I'll go down in the soil
If me wife don't stop drinking your cod liver oil
I bought her a bottle, well just for to try
And the way that she drank it you'd think she might die
I bought her another, it vanished the same
And then she got cod liver oil on the brain
I bought her another, she drank it no doubt
And then she began to get terrible stout
And when she got stout well of course she got strong
And I became jealous of dear Dr John
Oh doctor, oh doctor, oh dear Dr John
Your cod liver oil is so pure and so strong
I'm afraid of my life, I'll go down in the soil
If me wife don't stop drinking your cod liver oil
Ten years I've been wed to a pale sickly wife
She's nothing to do only sit there and cry
Praying and praying to God she would die
A friend of my own came to see me one day
He told me my wife she was pining away
He afterwards told me that she would get strong
If I get a bottle from dear Dr John
Oh doctor, oh doctor, oh dear Dr John
Your cod liver oil is so pure and so strong
I'm afraid of my life, I'll go down in the soil
If me wife don't stop drinking your cod liver oil
I bought her a bottle, well just for to try
And the way that she drank it you'd think she might die
I bought her another, it vanished the same
And then she got cod liver oil on the brain
I bought her another, she drank it no doubt
And then she began to get terrible stout
And when she got stout well of course she got strong
And I became jealous of dear Dr John
Oh doctor, oh doctor, oh dear Dr John
Your cod liver oil is so pure and so strong
I'm afraid of my life, I'll go down in the soil
If me wife don't stop drinking your cod liver oil
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