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[Verse 1]
D G D
It was Friday morn when we set sail
G A D
And we were not far from the land
G D
When the captain, he spied a mermaid so fair
G A D
With a comb and a glass in her hand
[Chorus]
D A
And the ocean's waves do roll and the stormy winds do blow
D G D
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top
G A D
While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
G A D
While the landlubbers lie down below
[Verse 2]
D G D
And up spoke the captain of our gallant ship
G A D
And a well spoken man was he
D G D
Said a pretty mermaid has warned me of our doom
G A D
We shall sink to the bottom of the sea
[Chorus]
D A
And the ocean's waves do roll and the stormy winds do blow
D G D
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top
G A D
While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
G A D
While the landlubbers lie down below
[Verse 3]
D G D
And up spoke the cook of our gallant ship
G A D
And a crazy old butcher was he
G D
Said I care much more for my pots and my pans
G A D
Than I do for the bottom of the sea
[Chorus]
D A
And the ocean's waves do roll and the stormy winds do blow
D G D
And we poor sailors are skipping to the top
G A D Bm
While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
G A D
While the landlubbers lie down below
[Verse 4]
D G D
Then up spoke the cabin boy of our gallant ship
G A D
And a brave young lad was he
D G D
Sayin' I have a sweetheart in Brooklyn by the sea
G A D
And tonight a widow she will be
[Chorus]
D A
And the ocean's waves do roll and the stormy winds do blow
D G D
And we poor sailors are skipping to the top
G A D Bm
While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
G A D
While the landlubbers lie down below
[Verse 5]
D G D
Then three times around spun our gallant ship
G A D
And three times around spun she
D G D
And three times around spun our gallant ship
G A D
And she sank to the bottom of the sea
[Chorus]
D A
And the ocean's waves do roll and the stormy winds do blow
D G D
And we poor sailors are skipping to the top
G A D Bm
While the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
G A D
While the landlubbers lie down below