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A Capital Ship

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[Verse 1]
A Ccapital ship for an ocean trip
Was the "G7Walloping Window CBlind"
No Fwind that D7blew disGmayed her crew
Or Amtroubled the D7captain's Gmind
The Cman at the wheel was made to feel
ConFtempt Cfor the G7wildCest G7blow
Tho' it Coften appeared when the weather had cleared
That he'd G7been in his Cbunk below
   [Chorus]
      CSo, blow ye winds, heigh-ho
      A-Fsailing we G7will Cgo
      I'll stay no G7more Con FEngland's Cshore
      So Flet Cthe G7musCic G7play
      I'm Coff for the morning train
      To Fcross the G7raging Cmain
      I'm off to my G7love Cwith a Fboxing Cglove
      Ten Fthousand G7miles Caway
[Verse 2]
The Cbos'un's mate was very sedate
Yet G7fond of amusement Ctoo
He Fplayed hop-D7scotch with the Gstarboard watch
WhAmile the captain D7tickled the Gcrew
The Cgunner he was apparently mad
For Fhe sat Con G7the CafterG7rail
And Cfired salutes with the captain's boots
In the G7teeth of a Cbooming gale
   [Chorus]
      CSo, blow ye winds, heigh-ho
      A-Fsailing we G7will Cgo
      I'll stay no G7more Con FEngland's Cshore
      So Flet Cthe G7musCic G7play
      I'm Coff for the morning train
      To Fcross the G7raging Cmain
      I'm off to my G7love Cwith a Fboxing Cglove
      Ten Fthousand G7miles Caway
[Verse 3]
The Ccaptain sat on the commodore's hat
And G7dined in a royal Cway
Off Fpickles & D7figs & Glittle roast pigs
And Amgunnery D7bread each Gday
The Ccook was Dutch and behaved as such
For Fthe Cdiet he G7served Cthe G7crew
Was a Ccouple of tons of hot-cross buns
Served G7up with sugar and Cglue
   [Chorus]
      CSo, blow ye winds, heigh-ho
      A-Fsailing we G7will Cgo
      I'll stay no G7more Con FEngland's Cshore
      So Flet Cthe G7musCic G7play
      I'm Coff for the morning train
      To Fcross the G7raging Cmain
      I'm off to my G7love Cwith a Fboxing Cglove
      Ten Fthousand G7miles Caway
[Verse 4]
Then Cwe all fell ill as mariners will
On a G7diet that's rough and Ccrude
And we Fshivered and D7shook as we Gdipped the cook
In a Amtub of his D7gluesome Gfood
All Cnautical pride we cast aside
And Fwe Cran the G7vessCel aG7shore
On the CGulliby Isles where the poopoo smiles
And the G7rubbily ubdugs Croar
   [Chorus]
      CSo, blow ye winds, heigh-ho
      A-Fsailing we G7will Cgo
      I'll stay no G7more Con FEngland's Cshore
      So Flet Cthe G7musCic G7play
      I'm Coff for the morning train
      To Fcross the G7raging Cmain
      I'm off to my G7love Cwith a Fboxing Cglove
      Ten Fthousand G7miles Caway
[Verse 5]
ComCposed of sand was that favored land
And G7trimmed with cinnamon Cstraws
And Fpink and D7blue was the Gpleasing hue
Of the Amtickle-toe D7teaser's Gclaws
We Csat on the edge of a sandy ledge
And Fshot at Cthe G7whistCling G7bee
While the Crugabug bats wore waterproof hats
As they G7dipped in the Cshining sea
   [Chorus]
      CSo, blow ye winds, heigh-ho
      A-Fsailing we G7will Cgo
      I'll stay no G7more Con FEngland's Cshore
      So Flet Cthe G7musCic G7play
      I'm Coff for the morning train
      To Fcross the G7raging Cmain
      I'm off to my G7love Cwith a Fboxing Cglove
      Ten Fthousand G7miles Caway
[Verse 6]
On Crugabug bark from dawn till dark
We G7dined till we all Chad grown
UnFcommonly sD7hrunk when a GChinese junk
Came Amup from the D7Torrible GZone
She was Cstubby and square, but we didn't much care
So we FmerrCily G7put Cto G7sea
And we Cleft all the crew of the junk to chew
On the G7bark of the Crubabug tree
   [Chorus]
      CSo, blow ye winds, heigh-ho
      A-Fsailing we G7will Cgo
      I'll stay no G7more Con FEngland's Cshore
      So Flet Cthe G7musCic G7play
      I'm Coff for the morning train
      To Fcross the G7raging Cmain
      I'm off to my G7love Cwith a Fboxing Cglove
      Ten Fthousand G7miles Caway

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A Capital Ship

by Misc Traditional

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

A capital ship for an ocean trip

G7 C

Was the "Walloping Window Blind"

F D7 G

No wind that blew dismayed her crew

Am D7 G

Or troubled the captain's mind

The man at the wheel was made to feel

F C G7 C G7

Contempt for the wildest blow

Tho' it often appeared when the weather had cleared

G7 C

That he'd been in his bunk below

[Chorus]

So, blow ye winds, heigh-ho

F G7 C

A-sailing we will go

G7 C F C

I'll stay no more on England's shore

F C G7 C G7

So let the music play

I'm off for the morning train

F G7 C

To cross the raging main

G7 C F C

I'm off to my love with a boxing glove

F G7 C

Ten thousand miles away

[Verse 2]

The bos'un's mate was very sedate

G7 C

Yet fond of amusement too

F D7 G

He played hop-scotch with the starboard watch

Am D7 G

While the captain tickled the crew

The gunner he was apparently mad

F C G7 C G7

For he sat on the afterrail

And fired salutes with the captain's boots

G7 C

In the teeth of a booming gale

[Chorus]

So, blow ye winds, heigh-ho

F G7 C

A-sailing we will go

G7 C F C

I'll stay no more on England's shore

F C G7 C G7

So let the music play

I'm off for the morning train

F G7 C

To cross the raging main

G7 C F C

I'm off to my love with a boxing glove

F G7 C

Ten thousand miles away

[Verse 3]

The captain sat on the commodore's hat

G7 C

And dined in a royal way

F D7 G

Off pickles & figs & little roast pigs

Am D7 G

And gunnery bread each day

The cook was Dutch and behaved as such

F C G7 C G7

For the diet he served the crew

Was a couple of tons of hot-cross buns

G7 C

Served up with sugar and glue

[Chorus]

So, blow ye winds, heigh-ho

F G7 C

A-sailing we will go

G7 C F C

I'll stay no more on England's shore

F C G7 C G7

So let the music play

I'm off for the morning train

F G7 C

To cross the raging main

G7 C F C

I'm off to my love with a boxing glove

F G7 C

Ten thousand miles away

[Verse 4]

Then we all fell ill as mariners will

G7 C

On a diet that's rough and crude

F D7 G

And we shivered and shook as we dipped the cook

Am D7 G

In a tub of his gluesome food

All nautical pride we cast aside

F C G7 C G7

And we ran the vessel ashore

On the Gulliby Isles where the poopoo smiles

G7 C

And the rubbily ubdugs roar

[Chorus]

So, blow ye winds, heigh-ho

F G7 C

A-sailing we will go

G7 C F C

I'll stay no more on England's shore

F C G7 C G7

So let the music play

I'm off for the morning train

F G7 C

To cross the raging main

G7 C F C

I'm off to my love with a boxing glove

F G7 C

Ten thousand miles away

[Verse 5]

Composed of sand was that favored land

G7 C

And trimmed with cinnamon straws

F D7 G

And pink and blue was the pleasing hue

Am D7 G

Of the tickle-toe teaser's claws

We sat on the edge of a sandy ledge

F C G7 C G7

And shot at the whistling bee

While the rugabug bats wore waterproof hats

G7 C

As they dipped in the shining sea

[Chorus]

So, blow ye winds, heigh-ho

F G7 C

A-sailing we will go

G7 C F C

I'll stay no more on England's shore

F C G7 C G7

So let the music play

I'm off for the morning train

F G7 C

To cross the raging main

G7 C F C

I'm off to my love with a boxing glove

F G7 C

Ten thousand miles away

[Verse 6]

On rugabug bark from dawn till dark

G7 C

We dined till we all had grown

F D7 G

Uncommonly shrunk when a Chinese junk

Am D7 G

Came up from the Torrible Zone

She was stubby and square, but we didn't much care

F C G7 C G7

So we merrily put to sea

And we left all the crew of the junk to chew

G7 C

On the bark of the rubabug tree

[Chorus]

So, blow ye winds, heigh-ho

F G7 C

A-sailing we will go

G7 C F C

I'll stay no more on England's shore

F C G7 C G7

So let the music play

I'm off for the morning train

F G7 C

To cross the raging main

G7 C F C

I'm off to my love with a boxing glove

F G7 C

Ten thousand miles away

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