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!