When The Wind Is In the East

When the wind is in the east,

'Tis neither good for man nor beast,

When the wind is in the north,

The skillful asher goes not forth,

When the wind is in the south,

It blows the bait in the fishes mouth,

When the wind is in the west,

Then 'tis at the very best.

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