German Shanty

Verse 1:
    C                     F           C
Ick hew mol en Hamborg en Veermaster sehn,
      C   G         C   G
to my hoodah, to my hoodah!
    C                       F             C
De Masten so scheef as den Schipper sien Been,
      C   G   C   G  C
to my hoodah, hoodah ho!


Chorus: 
                     F       C
Blow boys blow, for Californio.
          F                C
There is plenty of gold so I am told
       G7            C
on the banks of Sacramento.
                     F       C
Blow boys blow, for Californio.
          F                C
There is plenty of gold so I am told
       G7            C
on the banks of Sacramento.


Verse 2:
     C                        F              C
Dat Deck weer von Isen, vull Schiet un vull Smeer,
      C   G         C   G
to my hoodah, to my hoodah!
     C                      F            C
Dat weer de Schietgäng ehr schönstes Pläseer,
      C   G   C   G  C
to my hoodah, hoodah ho!


Chorus: 
                     F       C
Blow boys blow, for Californio.
          F                C
There is plenty of gold so I am told
       G7            C
on the banks of Sacramento.
                     F       C
Blow boys blow, for Californio.
          F                C
There is plenty of gold so I am told
       G7            C
on the banks of Sacramento.


Verse 3:
       C                          F              C
Dat Logis weer vull Wanzen, de Kombüs weer vull Dreck,
      C   G         C   G
to my hoodah, to my hoodah!
      C                      F          C
de Beschütten, de löpen von sülben all weg.
      C   G   C   G  C
to my hoodah, hoodah ho!


Chorus: 
                     F       C
Blow boys blow, for Californio.
          F                C
There is plenty of gold so I am told
       G7            C
on the banks of Sacramento.
                     F       C
Blow boys blow, for Californio.
          F                C
There is plenty of gold so I am told
       G7            C
on the banks of Sacramento.


Verse 4:
     C                            F               C
Dat Soltfleesch weer grön, un de Speck weer vull Moden.
      C   G         C   G
to my hoodah, to my hoodah!
 C                   F        C
Köm gev dat bloß an Wiehnachtsobend.
      C   G   C   G  C
to my hoodah, hoodah ho!


Chorus: 
                     F       C
Blow boys blow, for Californio.
          F                C
There is plenty of gold so I am told
       G7            C
on the banks of Sacramento.
                     F       C
Blow boys blow, for Californio.
          F                C
There is plenty of gold so I am told
       G7            C
on the banks of Sacramento.