Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

Well, I’ve drunk to drown on every ocean I’ve been

Lake Tanganyika, where the crocodiles swim

Halifax, Nova Scotia to Van Diemen’s land

Well I drank with the Sultan down the Suez Canal

Chorus

Cause every dog has it’s day

Like every woman, she gets her own way

And if there’s a ship that sails tonight

I’ll captain that, too... just to be there with you

Verse 2

Well there was old Jerry Rooney, who was mad as a mule

Spillblood Maloney had a head like one, too

That night on the bridge with my shovel in hand

Well he threatened to kill me I’m sure he picked the wrong man

Chorus

Verse 3

Well there was mutiny in Lagos aboard the mean ship Skondi

Ten or twelve days in prison till the bastards set me free

McCloskey, you’re free

Instrumental

Chorus

Verse 4

Now I love the sea, and she wants me back

So I leave this ol’ harbor with the wind at me back

Goodbye mother Theresa I hope the kids settle down

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!