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Sailor Boy by Cara Dillon & Kris Drever & Sam Lakeman
Sailor Boy
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
[Intro]
A
[Verse]
A
It was early, early all in the spring
D A
When my love Willie went to serve the king
G A
The night being dark and the wind blew high
A
Which parted me from my sailor boy
[Chorus]
A
Oh father, father, build me a boat
D A
For on the ocean I mean to float
G A
To watch the big ships as they pass by
A
For I might inquire of my sailor boy
[Verse]
A
She had not sailed there for a week or two
D A
When she spied the captain and all his crew
G A
Oh Captain, Captain, come tell me true
A
Does my love Willie sail on board with you
[Bridge]
A D G A
[Verse]
A
Oh fair maid, fair maid, he is not here
D A
He's lost or drowned, that I am afraid
G A
On yon green island as we passed by
A
T'was there we lost our fine sailor boy
A
She wrung her hands and she tore her hair
D A
Just like a lady in deep despair
G A
She called for paper, both pen and ink
A
And every line she did drop a tear
And every word she calls Willie near
[Chorus]
A
Oh father, father, dig me a grave
D A
Go dig it long and go dig it wide
G A
Place marble stone at my head and feet
A
That the world may know that I died in grief
[Outro]
A D G A
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