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Lord Franklin

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DI was homeward bound one night Gon the deep
EmSwinging in my hammock I feAll asleep
I dreDamed a dream and I thoGught it trDue
EmConcerning FraAnklin and his gaGllant cDrewG  
DWith a hundred seamen he saiGled away
EmO'er frozen oceans in the mAonth of May
DTo seek a passage arouGnd the poDle
EmWhere we poor seAamen must soGmetimes gDoG  
DThrough cruel hardships they maGinly strove
EmTheir ship on mountains of iAce was drove
DOnly the Eskimo with his sGkin caDnoe
EmWas the only oAne that eGver came thrDoughG  
DIn Baffin's Bay where the whGale fishes blow
EmThe fate of Franklin no mAan may know
DThe fate of Franklin no tonGgue can tDell
EmLord Franklin aloAne with his sailGors does dwDellG  
DAnd now my burden it gGives me pain
EmFor my long lost Franklin I would crAoss the main
DTen thousand pounds would I fGreely gDive
EmTo say on eaArth that my FranGklin does DliveG  D  

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Lord Franklin

by Pentangle

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Chords in this song · guitar

D G

I was homeward bound one night on the deep

Em A

Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep

D G D

I dreamed a dream and I thought it true

Em A G D G

Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew

D G

With a hundred seamen he sailed away

Em A

O'er frozen oceans in the month of May

D G D

To seek a passage around the pole

Em A G D G

Where we poor seamen must sometimes go

D G

Through cruel hardships they mainly strove

Em A

Their ship on mountains of ice was drove

D G D

Only the Eskimo with his skin canoe

Em A G D G

Was the only one that ever came through

D G

In Baffin's Bay where the whale fishes blow

Em A

The fate of Franklin no man may know

D G D

The fate of Franklin no tongue can tell

Em A G D G

Lord Franklin alone with his sailors does dwell

D G

And now my burden it gives me pain

Em A

For my long lost Franklin I would cross the main

D G D

Ten thousand pounds would I freely give

Em A G D G D

To say on earth that my Franklin does live

About Lord Franklin Chords by Pentangle

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