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[Intro]
A
[Verse]
My wings were blue in the Docean Agreen
The prettiest thing you've Dever Aseen
The E7gurnet said to the Acatfish
Rose were my legs and Drose my Asides
And who would have thought as I Droved the Atide
Where the Bmred crab watched me scuttle and glide
I would Dcome to dance in a Anet?
[Verse]
The fisherman stands by the Dwater and Achuckles
Clams are his ears and Dlimpets his Aknuckles
The E7gurnet said to the Acatfish
The beard of a mussel Ddroops from his Achin
The scales of a mackerel Dcling to his Askin
And his Bmeyes roll out and his eyes roll in
As he Dwatches us dance in the Anet
[Verse]
His eyes are hard as Dberries of Akelp
But sweet is his daughter who Dcomes to Ahelp
The E7gurnet said to the Acatfish
They take the ropes in their Dlean brown Ahands
And haul us out on the Dshine of the Asands
And the Bmgirl she laughs as the fisherman stands
And Dwatches us dance in the Anet
[Bridge]
A  A7  D  D7  G
[Verse]
Let her Chang up her clothes on a Fgooseberry Cbush
Where the waves say 'crush' and the Ffoam says 'Chush'
The G7gurnet said to the Ccatfish
The surf is red with Fstruggle and Cslaughter
But somewhere on earth or in Fsky or in Cwater
The Dmscaly man and his long-legged daughter
Will Fcome to dance in a Cnet
[Instrumental]
C     Dm   G
[Verse]
The Cfishes dance to the Ffisherman's Ctune
The waters run to the Fpull of the Cmoon
And the G7gurnet said to the Ccatfish
The air and the sand at the Fedge of the Ctide
The fisherman's daughter, Fdancing in Cpride
With her Dmrosy legs and her rosy side
Is Fless than a fish in the Cnet
[Bridge]
C  G  Am  A7
[Verse]
For Dsomewhere, glaring in Gwastes of Dspace
There's a terrible eye in an Gempty Dface
The A7gurnet said to the Dcatfish
And round and round in the Gspell of that Dstare
Flashing and slashing and Gbiting the Dsnare
Go Emall the glittering shoals of the air
GDancing like fish in the Dnet
[Verse]
So somebody sits in Gspace and Dchuckles
With hair like a comet and Gstars for Dknuckles
The A7gurnet said to the Dcatfish
And glimmer of side and Gswirl of Dfin
His arms are huge as he Ghauls them Din
And his Emteeth are sharks in a mile wide grin
As he Gwatches them dance in the Dnet
[Bridge]
D  D7  G
[Verse]
CThere I'm going and Fthere go Cyou
I with my wings of Fbutterfly Cblue
The G7gurnet said to the Ccatfish
The moon comes by and he Fswallows it Cwhole
And there is the girl with Fwings on her Csoul
And Dmnow it's the fisher, and the great eyes roll
As he Fwatches them dance in the Cnet

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The Net

by Gordon Bok

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

D A

My wings were blue in the ocean green

D A

The prettiest thing you've ever seen

E7 A

The gurnet said to the catfish

D A

Rose were my legs and rose my sides

D A

And who would have thought as I roved the tide

Where the red crab watched me scuttle and glide

D A

I would come to dance in a net?

[Verse]

D A

The fisherman stands by the water and chuckles

D A

Clams are his ears and limpets his knuckles

E7 A

The gurnet said to the catfish

D A

The beard of a mussel droops from his chin

D A

The scales of a mackerel cling to his skin

And his eyes roll out and his eyes roll in

D A

As he watches us dance in the net

[Verse]

D A

His eyes are hard as berries of kelp

D A

But sweet is his daughter who comes to help

E7 A

The gurnet said to the catfish

D A

They take the ropes in their lean brown hands

D A

And haul us out on the shine of the sands

And the girl she laughs as the fisherman stands

D A

And watches us dance in the net

[Bridge]

A A7 D D7 G

[Verse]

C F C

Let her hang up her clothes on a gooseberry bush

F C

Where the waves say 'crush' and the foam says 'hush'

G7 C

The gurnet said to the catfish

F C

The surf is red with struggle and slaughter

F C

But somewhere on earth or in sky or in water

The scaly man and his long-legged daughter

F C

Will come to dance in a net

[Instrumental]

C Dm G

[Verse]

C F C

The fishes dance to the fisherman's tune

F C

The waters run to the pull of the moon

G7 C

And the gurnet said to the catfish

F C

The air and the sand at the edge of the tide

F C

The fisherman's daughter, dancing in pride

With her rosy legs and her rosy side

F C

Is less than a fish in the net

[Bridge]

C G Am A7

[Verse]

D G D

For somewhere, glaring in wastes of space

G D

There's a terrible eye in an empty face

A7 D

The gurnet said to the catfish

G D

And round and round in the spell of that stare

G D

Flashing and slashing and biting the snare

Go all the glittering shoals of the air

G D

Dancing like fish in the net

[Verse]

G D

So somebody sits in space and chuckles

G D

With hair like a comet and stars for knuckles

A7 D

The gurnet said to the catfish

G D

And glimmer of side and swirl of fin

G D

His arms are huge as he hauls them in

And his teeth are sharks in a mile wide grin

G D

As he watches them dance in the net

[Bridge]

D D7 G

[Verse]

C F C

There I'm going and there go you

F C

I with my wings of butterfly blue

G7 C

The gurnet said to the catfish

F C

The moon comes by and he swallows it whole

F C

And there is the girl with wings on her soul

And now it's the fisher, and the great eyes roll

F C

As he watches them dance in the net

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