E                       B  
I wish I was a cabin boy on a man of war

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E                 B              E 
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war
            
Pretty work, brave boys,
       A        E
Pretty work, I say!
                  B              E
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war

I wish I was a gunner on a man of war
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I wish I was a bosun on a man of war
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I wish I was an officer on a man of war
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I wish I was a captain on a man of war