Loudon Wainwright Iii - Turkish Revelry Chords

Intro: C G C


      C            .             .             .
There was a little ship, and she sailed on the sea
        C           .            F
And the name of the ship was the Turkish Revelry
        C                          F        C
Ah, she sailed down in that lonely lonesome water
        C             G        C
Ah, she sailed on the lonesome sea


   C                .              .                   .
Up stepped a little sailor, saying what'll you give to me
   C         .           F
To sink that ship to the bottom of the sea
     C               .      F        C
If I sink her in the lonely lonesome water
     C               G        C
If I sink her in the lonesome sea


C        .          .           .
I have a house, and I have some land
    C        .                   F
And I have a daughter that shall be at your command
       C                .      F        C
If you sink her in that lonely lonesome water
       C               G        C
If you sink her in the lonesome sea


C . . . / C . F / C . F C / C G C
(instrumental)


   C            .            .        .
He bowed on his breast, and away swam he
       C            .           F
And he swam till he came to the Turkish Revelry
        C                   .      F        C
And she sailed down on that lonely lonesome water
        C             G        C
And she sailed in the lonesome sea


   C            .        .           .
He had a little awe, all made for to bore
       C          .            F
And he bored nine holes in the bottom of the floor
       C               .      F        C
And he sank her in the lonely lonesome water
       C               G        C
Ah, he sunk her in the lonesome sea


   C            .            .        .
He bowed on his breast, and away swam he
       C            .           F
And he swam till he came to the golden willow tree
       C             .      F        C
As she sailed in the lonely lonesome water
       C             G        C
As she sailed in the lonesome sea


C . . . / C . F / C . F C / C G C
(instrumental)


C          .                 .               .
Captain oh captain, will you be good as your word
   C      .       F
Or either take me up on board
         C                .      F        C
For I've sunk her in that lonely lonesome water
     C              G      C
I've sunk he in the lonely sea


   C       .     .          .
No I won't be as good as my word
   C            .      F
Or neither will I take you up on board
              C                .      F        C
Though you've sunk her in that lonely lonesome water
              C              G        C
Though you've sunk he in the lonesome sea


      C        .       .                .
If it were not for the love I bear your men
    C            .            F
I'd sink you the same just as I sank them
    C                       F        C
I'd sink you in that lonely lonesome water
        C               G      C
Yes I'd sink you in the lonely sea


C . . . / C . F / C . F C / C G C
(instrumental)


   C            .          .             .
He bowed on his breast and downward sunk he
  C             .           F
A-bidding a farewell to the golden willow tree
       C            .      F        C
Oh, he sunk in that lonely lonesome water
       C           G      C
Oh, he sunk in the lonely sea