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Down By The Singing Sea

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 F   Dm*2
FFish are jumping
I guess they’re huntin’
Dm‘cause every now and then 
they catch a fly or somethin’
Fdown by the singing sea
Dm
Fsand crab’s crawlin' 
over my shoulder
Dmthe pretty lady over there’s
drinking Coca-Cola
Fdown by the singing sea 
Dm
Bbwhile youC’re slFeeping I Gmfloat between the waves
Bband hear Cthe coFuntry musGmic coming from some radio faraway
Bbdown by the singing sCea, down by the singing sea 
 F   Dm*2
Fsticks make a bridge
that spans the ditch
Dmthat protects the princess
from the witch
Fshells all fall 
from the castle wall
Dmsee the water rise up
and drown ‘em all
Fdown by the singing sea
Dm
Bbhey baby, Cwon’t Fyou lay Gmme down in the shade of that coconut tree
Bb'cause I CdeclarFe there’s Gmnowherethat a coconut would rather be
Bbthan down by the singing Csea, down by the singing Fsea 
down by the singing sDmea, down by the singing sFea 
down by the singing sDmea, down by the singing sFea
down by the singing sDmea, down by the singing sFea
down by the singing sDmea, down by the singing sFea

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Down By The Singing Sea

by Walter Martin

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Chords in this song · guitar

F Dm

Fish are jumping

I guess they’re huntin’

‘cause every now and then

they catch a fly or somethin’

down by the singing sea

sand crab’s crawlin'

over my shoulder

the pretty lady over there’s

drinking Coca-Cola

down by the singing sea

Bb C F Gm

while you’re sleeping I float between the waves

Bb C F Gm

and hear the country music coming from some radio faraway

Bb C

down by the singing sea, down by the singing sea

F Dm

sticks make a bridge

that spans the ditch

that protects the princess

from the witch

shells all fall

from the castle wall

see the water rise up

and drown ‘em all

down by the singing sea

Bb C F Gm

hey baby, won’t you lay me down in the shade of that coconut tree

Bb C F Gm

'cause I declare there’s nowherethat a coconut would rather be

Bb C F

than down by the singing sea, down by the singing sea

Dm F

down by the singing sea, down by the singing sea

Dm F

down by the singing sea, down by the singing sea

Dm F

down by the singing sea, down by the singing sea

Dm F

down by the singing sea, down by the singing sea

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