Tom: Am
Am G Am
As we set sail for Dauphin Bay
Am G Am
On a wild and stormy sea
Am Em G
I spied the biggest whale, me boys
G Am
That ever you’ve had seen.
[Chorus]
C G
And indeed, my lads, it’s true, my lads!
Am G Am
I (never was known to lie.
Am Em Am
And if you had sailed on the Wanderer
G Am
You’d have seen him the same as I.
[Verse]
Am G Am
This wonderful old whale, Sir
Am G Am
Was playful as a goat.
Am Em Am
He swallowed the captain and the boatswain, too
G Am
And all/one??? of our whaling boats.
[Chorus]
Am G Am
One night was cold and damp, Sir
Am G Am
The wind was blowing keen
Am Em Am
He borrowed my old oilskin
G Am
And took my turn at the wheel.
[Chorus]
Am G Am
Well the man who speared this whale, Sir
Am G Am
Was up to his kneels in blood.
Am Em Am
And the boy who told the tale, Sir
G Am
Was carried away in the flood.
[Chorus]
Am G Am
This singers of this song, boys
Am G Am
Are roving Irish men.
Am Em Am
If you buy us all a pint of rum
G Am
We’ll sing it all again.
Am G Am
This singers of this song, boys
Am G Am
Are roving Irish men.
Am Em Am
If you buy us all a pint of rum
G Am
We’ll sing it all again.
