Verse 1:
C5 G5 C5 G5
Well, I?ve drunk to drown on every ocean I?ve been
C5 G5 D5 G5
Lake Tanganyika, where the crocodiles swim
C5 G5 C5 G5
Halifax, Nova Scotia to Van Diemen?s land
C5 G5 D5 G5
Well I drank with the Sultan down the Suez Canal
Chorus:
C5 G5
Cause every dog has it?s day
C5 G5
Like every woman, she gets her own way
C5 G5
And if there?s a ship that sails tonight
F5 C5 G5 C5 G5
I?ll captain that, too... just to be there with you
Verse 2:
C5 G5 C5 G5
Well there was old Jerry Rooney, who was mad as a mule
C5 G5 D5 G5
Spillblood Maloney had a head like one, too
C5 G5 C5 G5
That night on the bridge with my shovel in hand
C5 G5 D5 G5
Well he threatened to kill me I?m sure he picked the wrong man
CHORUS
Verse 3:
C5 G5 C5 G5
Well there was mutiny in Lagos aboard the mean ship Skondi
C5 G5 D5
Ten or twelve days in prison till the bastards set me free
G5
McCloskey, you?re free
Instrumental:
C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 D5 G5
CHORUS
C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 D5
Verse 4:
(slow 3/4) C5 G5 C5 G5
Now I love the sea, and she wants me back
C5 G5 D5 G5
So I leave this ol? harbor with the wind at me back
(very slow) C5 G5 C5 G5
Goodbye mother Theresa I hope the kids settle down
C5 G5 D5 G5
I must head for the Chinas Pray to God I don?t drown
CHORUS X3
End on C chord
That's the whole song. Ideally you'd have drums, fiddle, and mandolin to fill
out the sound a bit, but this is a wonderful song as it is. Remember to pick up
the pace for the ending choruses, and have fun with it!
