Tom Bawcock's Eve every 23rd December in Mousehole, Cornwall, celebrates the story of the legendary fisherman who saved the town from starvation when he landed 'seven sorts of fish' as the song goes. The famed Star Gazey pie is baked with fish 'swimming' through the pastry crust and given out for free in the Ship Inn. Local children have a lantern procession and Mousehole male voice choir sing the traditional song on the harbourside. Nice.


A merry place you may believe,
Was Mouzel 'pon Tom Bawcock's Eve.
To be there then who wud'n wesh,
To sup o' sibm sorts o' fesh

When morgy brath
Had cleared the path,
Comed lances for a fry,
And then us had
A bit o' scad
An' starry-gazey pie!

Next comed fairmaids,
Bra' thrusty jades,
As made our oozles dry,
An' ling an' hake,
Enough to make
A rauning shark to sigh!

As aich we'd clunk,
A's health were drunk
In bumpers bremmen high,
An when up came
Tom Bawcock's name
We praised un to the sky!

A merry place you may believe,
Was Mouzel 'pon Tom Bawcock's Eve.
To be there then who wud'n wesh,
To sup o' sibm sorts o' fesh