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!