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John Meisel - Don Bodden

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[Verse]
Well, Don BodGden woke and sCaw saw the lovely Gday
The bGreeze was blowin wCarm and it was callDing him to play
He atGe some eggs and tBmoast, put Con his swimming clotAhes
TooGk himself a raAft and he headDed out to sGea
[Verse]
Well that daGy was diffCerent than moGst
For the wavGes were crashing harCd upon the coDast
But he paGid it never mBmind, and wasCted no more tAime
LaGy upon his rCaft, and headDed out to seGa
[Chorus]
Get uGp, get doFwn to the rhyCthm of the Dsea
Get uGp, get doFwn to where the fishes beD  
LGet the waves come rollin Amby as the brCight sun rises hAigh
Don bodGden left his saAndals by the coCconuDt treGe
[Verse]
Once he pGass the rough and tuCmble of the sGurf
Says hGe “I’ll off and laCy my head down firDst”
CloGse his tired eyBmes, and breaCthe a restful siAgh
As the raGft ketch wind and sloCwly staDrts to driGft.
[Verse]
As he in sleGep, the laCnd begin to sGhrink
The maGn and raft head eaCstward in a blDink
The Gbustle of GeorBmgetown is veCry soonly droAwned
By Gthe deep blue Asplashing sounDds of the Endless GDrink
[Chorus]
Get uGp, get doFwn to the rhyCthm of the Dsea
Get uGp, get doFwn to where the fishes beD  
LGet the waves come rollin Amby as the brCight sun rises hAigh
Don bodGden left his saAndals by the coCconuDt treGe
[Verse]
The edGge of raft got cauCght upon some roGck
So theGre it stayed while CDon went sliding oDff
No mGore did drift that Bmman
For by the GrCeat Creator’s haAnd
Each Gone became an Cisland Don the spGot
[Verse]
This story tGells of hoCw it came to Gbe
The laGnd Cayman we know Cas islands thrDee
For DGon became the BraBmc, and the Craft stayed right oAut back
Since theGn Little Cayman’s wheCre she Dought to bGe
[Chorus]
Get uGp, get doFwn to the rhyCthm of the Dsea
Get uGp, get doFwn to where the fishes beD  
LGet the waves come rollin Amby as the brCight sun rises hAigh
Don bodGden left his saAndals by the coCconuDt treGe
[Outro]
G             A             D          G

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John Meisel - Don Bodden

by Misc Originals

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[Verse]

G C G

Well, Don Bodden woke and saw saw the lovely day

G C D

The breeze was blowin warm and it was calling him to play

G Bm C A

He ate some eggs and toast, put on his swimming clothes

G A D G

Took himself a raft and he headed out to sea

[Verse]

G C G

Well that day was different than most

G C D

For the waves were crashing hard upon the coast

G Bm C A

But he paid it never mind, and wasted no more time

G C D G

Lay upon his raft, and headed out to sea

[Chorus]

G F C D

Get up, get down to the rhythm of the sea

G F D

Get up, get down to where the fishes be

G Am C A

Let the waves come rollin by as the bright sun rises high

G A C D G

Don bodden left his sandals by the coconut tree

[Verse]

G C G

Once he pass the rough and tumble of the surf

G C D

Says he “I’ll off and lay my head down first”

G Bm C A

Close his tired eyes, and breathe a restful sigh

G C D G

As the raft ketch wind and slowly starts to drift.

[Verse]

G C G

As he in sleep, the land begin to shrink

G C D

The man and raft head eastward in a blink

G Bm C A

The bustle of Georgetown is very soonly drowned

G A D G

By the deep blue splashing sounds of the Endless Drink

[Chorus]

G F C D

Get up, get down to the rhythm of the sea

G F D

Get up, get down to where the fishes be

G Am C A

Let the waves come rollin by as the bright sun rises high

G A C D G

Don bodden left his sandals by the coconut tree

[Verse]

G C G

The edge of raft got caught upon some rock

G C D

So there it stayed while Don went sliding off

G Bm

No more did drift that man

C A

For by the Great Creator’s hand

G C D G

Each one became an island on the spot

[Verse]

G C G

This story tells of how it came to be

G C D

The land Cayman we know as islands three

G Bm C A

For Don became the Brac, and the raft stayed right out back

G C D G

Since then Little Cayman’s where she ought to be

[Chorus]

G F C D

Get up, get down to the rhythm of the sea

G F D

Get up, get down to where the fishes be

G Am C A

Let the waves come rollin by as the bright sun rises high

G A C D G

Don bodden left his sandals by the coconut tree

[Outro]

G A D G

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