Tom: C
C F C G C
[Verse 1]
C F
Up on the poop deck and walkin’ all about
C G
There’s the second mate so steady and so stout
C F
What he is a-thinkin’ of, he doesn’t know himself
C G C
We wish that he would hurry up and strike, Strike the Bell!
[Chorus]
G C
Strike the bell second mate, and let us go below
F C G
Look ye well to windward, you can see it’s going to blow
C F
Look at the glass, you can see that it has fell
C G C
We wish that you would hurry up and strike, Strike the Bell!
[Verse 2]
C F
Down on the main deck, workin' at the pumps
C G
There’s the bloody crew, just longin’ for their bunks
C F
They look out to windward and they see a great big swell
C G C
They’re wishin’ that the second mate would strike, Strike the Bell!
[Chorus]
G C
Strike the bell second mate, and let us go below
F C G
Look ye well to windward, you can see it’s going to blow
C F
Look at the glass, you can see that it has fell
C G C
We wish that you would hurry up and strike, Strike the Bell!
[Verse 3]
C F
Up on the fo’c’sle head and keepin’ sharp lookout
C G
Black Dog Nate stands, a-longin’ for to shout:
C F
'The lights are burnin’ brightly, sir, and everything is swell
C G C
We wish that you would hurry up and strike, Strike the Bell!'
[Chorus]
G C
Strike the bell second mate, and let us go below
F C G
Look ye well to windward, you can see it’s going to blow
C F
Look at the glass, you can see that it has fell
C G C
We wish that you would hurry up and strike, Strike the Bell!
[Verse 4]
C F
Aft at the wheelhouse, The Last Mate stands
C G
Clutchin’ at the wheel with his frostbitten hands
C F
He’s lookin’ at the compass, and his course is clear as hell
C G C
He’s wishin’ that the second mate would strike, Strike the Bell!
[Chorus]
G C
Strike the bell second mate, and let us go below
F C G
Look ye well to windward, you can see it’s going to blow
C F
Look at the glass, you can see that it has fell
C G C
We wish that you would hurry up and strike, Strike the Bell!
[Verse 5]
C F
Up on the quarter deck, our gallant captain stands
C G
Lookin’ out to seaward with a spyglass in her hands
C F
What she is a-thinkin’ of, we know very well,
C G C
She’s thinkin’ more of shortenin’ sail than Strikin’ the Bell!
[Chorus]
G C
Strike the bell second mate, and let us go below
F C G
Look ye well to windward, you can see it’s going to blow
C F
Look at the glass, you can see that it has fell
C G C
We wish that you would hurry up and Strike the Bloody Bell!
