Old Polina Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

There's a nDoble fleet O' whalers,saEmilin' from Dundee,

ManAned by British sailors to tGake them o'Aer the SDea

On A WDestern ocean passage we stEmarted on the trip,

we flAew along just liGke a song on our galDlant whaAling shDip

twas the second sunday morning,just after leavin' port,

we met a heavy sou'west gale that washed away our boat

it washed away our quarterdeck,our stanchions just as well,

an so we sent the whole shebang ah-floatin' in the gale

Chorus

For the wDind was on her quarter,the eEmngine's working free,

there's nAot another whaler that saGils the ArActic SDea,

cant Dbeat the Old Polina,ye neEmed not try me sons,

we chaAllenged all both grGeat and small from DunDdee tAo St JDohns!

Art Jackman set his Canvas,Fairweather got up steam,

but Captain Guy the daring B'y came plungin' through the stream

and Mullins in "The Husky" tried to beat the bloody lot,

but to beat the Old Polina,boys,was something he could not.

CHORUS

There's the noble "Terra Nova",a model without doubt,

the "Arctic" and "Aurora" they talk so much about.

Art Jackman's model mailboat,the terror of the sea,

tried to beat the Old Polina,on a passage from Dundee.

CHORUS

Now we're back in old St Johns where rum is very cheap,

we'll drink a health to Captain Guy who brought us o'er the deep

A health to all our sweethearts,and to our wives so fair,

not another ship could make the trip,"The Polina!"I declare

CHORUS X2,first A Capella

the first verse is actually sung with just a bodhran,with

the backing coming in for the second verse. the chords

given are the ones starting there (And repeat for the entire

song, including the chorus.