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Loudon Wainwright III - Turkish Revelry
Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys (2006)
Original in C
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Intro:  C   G  C  
                  C.             .             .
There was a little ship, and she sailed on the sea
                   C.            F  
And the name of the ship was the Turkish Revelry
Ah, she Csailed down in that lonely Flonesome Cwater
Ah, she Csailed on the Glonesome Csea
                   C.              .                   .
Up stepped a little sailor, saying what'll you give to me
            C.           F  
To sink that ship to the bottom of the sea
                    C.              F  C  
If I sink her in the lonely lonesome water
If I Csink her in the Glonesome Csea
        C.          .           .
I have a house, and I have some land
            C.                   F  
And I have a daughter that shall be at your command
                       C.              F  C  
If you sink her in that lonely lonesome water
If you Csink her in the Glonesome Csea
 C. . . /  C.  F/  C.  F   C/  C   G  C  
(instrumental)
               C.            .        .
He bowed on his breast, and away swam he
                   C.           F  
And he swam till he came to the Turkish Revelry
                           C.              F  C  
And she sailed down on that lonely lonesome water
And she Csailed in the Glonesome Csea
               C.        .           .
He had a little awl, all made for to bore
                 C.            F  
And he bored nine holes in the bottom of the floor
                      C.              F  C  
And he sank her in the lonely lonesome water
Ah, he Csunk her in the Glonesome Csea
               C.            .        .
He bowed on his breast, and away swam he
                   C.           F  
And he swam till he came to the golden willow tree
                    C.              F  C  
As she sailed in the lonely lonesome water
As she Csailed in the Glonesome Csea
 C. . . /  C.  F/  C.  F   C/  C   G  C  
(instrumental)
          C.                 .               .
Captain oh captain, will you be good as your word
         C.       F  
Or either take me up on board
                         C.              F  C  
For I've sunk her in that lonely lonesome water
I've Csunk her in the Glonely Csea
          C.     .          .
No I won't be as good as my word
               C.      F  
Or neither will I take you up on board
                              C.              F  C  
Though you've sunk her in that lonely lonesome water
Though you've Csunk her in the Glonesome Csea
              C.       .                .
If it were not for the love I bear your men
                C.            F  
I'd sink you the same just as I sank them
I'd Csink you in that lonely Flonesome Cwater
Yes I'd Csink you in the Glonely Csea
 C. . . /  C.  F/  C.  F   C/  C   G  C  
(instrumental)
               C.          .             .
He bowed on his breast and downward sunk he
               C.           F  
A-bidding a farewell to the golden willow tree
                   C.              F  C  
Oh, he sunk in that lonely lonesome water
Oh, he Csunk in the Glonely Csea

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Turkish Revelry

by Loudon Wainwright III

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Loudon Wainwright III - Turkish Revelry

Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys (2006)

Original in C

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C G C

Intro:

. . .

There was a little ship, and she sailed on the sea

C F

And the name of the ship was the Turkish Revelry

C F C

Ah, she sailed down in that lonely lonesome water

C G C

Ah, she sailed on the lonesome sea

. . .

Up stepped a little sailor, saying what'll you give to me

C F

To sink that ship to the bottom of the sea

C F C

If I sink her in the lonely lonesome water

C G C

If I sink her in the lonesome sea

. . .

I have a house, and I have some land

C F

And I have a daughter that shall be at your command

C F C

If you sink her in that lonely lonesome water

C G C

If you sink her in the lonesome sea

C C F C F C C G C

. . . / . / . /

(instrumental)

. . .

He bowed on his breast, and away swam he

C F

And he swam till he came to the Turkish Revelry

C F C

And she sailed down on that lonely lonesome water

C G C

And she sailed in the lonesome sea

. . .

He had a little awl, all made for to bore

C F

And he bored nine holes in the bottom of the floor

C F C

And he sank her in the lonely lonesome water

C G C

Ah, he sunk her in the lonesome sea

. . .

He bowed on his breast, and away swam he

C F

And he swam till he came to the golden willow tree

C F C

As she sailed in the lonely lonesome water

C G C

As she sailed in the lonesome sea

C C F C F C C G C

. . . / . / . /

(instrumental)

. . .

Captain oh captain, will you be good as your word

C F

Or either take me up on board

C F C

For I've sunk her in that lonely lonesome water

C G C

I've sunk her in the lonely sea

. . .

No I won't be as good as my word

C F

Or neither will I take you up on board

C F C

Though you've sunk her in that lonely lonesome water

C G C

Though you've sunk her in the lonesome sea

. . .

If it were not for the love I bear your men

C F

I'd sink you the same just as I sank them

C F C

I'd sink you in that lonely lonesome water

C G C

Yes I'd sink you in the lonely sea

C C F C F C C G C

. . . / . / . /

(instrumental)

. . .

He bowed on his breast and downward sunk he

C F

A-bidding a farewell to the golden willow tree

C F C

Oh, he sunk in that lonely lonesome water

C G C

Oh, he sunk in the lonely sea

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