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Em
[Verse 1]
A A D G
come all yee true born shanty boys
G Em
wherever you may be
Em G
I'll have you pay attention
D Em
and listen unto me
Em G
concerning those brave shanty boys
D Em
who did agree to go
A A D G
to break the jam at Gerry's rocks
G Em
with foreman John Munroe
[Verse 2]
A A D G
now t'was on a Sunday morning
G Em
in the springime of the year
Em G
our logs was piled up mountains high
D Em
and we could not keep 'em clear
Em G
and the foreman cries heave out me boys
D Em
with hearts that have no fear
A A D G
for to break the jam at Gerry's rocks
G Em
for Signal Town we'll steer
[Verse 3]
A A D G
well now some of them was willing enough
G Em
but others they hung back
Em G
for to work upon a Sunday 'morn
D Em
they did not think was right
Em G
but six of our brave New Brunswick boys
D Em
did volunteer to go
A A D G
for to break the jam at Gerry's rocks
G Em
with foreman John Munroe
[Verse 4]
A A D G
now they had not pulled off many a log
G Em
when the foreman he did say
Em G
"I'll have you be on guard me boys,
D Em
the jam will soon give way"
Em G
and scarce the warning had been spoke
D Em
when the jam did break and go
A A D G
and it carried away the six brave boys
G Em
and foreman John Munroe
[Verse 5]
A A D G
so we pulled them to the river side
G Em
and we gently lay them there
Em G
and there was one said maid among us all
D Em
who's cries did rend the air
Em G
and t'was none but Anna Denison
D Em
the girl from Signal Town
A A D G
come out running to the river side
G Em
to find her true love gone
[Verse 6]
A A D G
now if you're ever down that way
G Em
I'll have you stop and see
Em G
two green graves by the riverside
D Em
where grows a Hemlock tree
Em G
and the shanty boys carved in the tree
D Em
where these two lovers lie low
A A D G
"here lies miss Anna Denison,
G Em
and her true lover John Munroe"
