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Jakey's Gin         
Great Big Sea
When CI was a young man I Fwas let asCtray
I Cmet with a Fbody down Gin Logy CBay
We Cwent out in a Fweather, we wore out our Cshoe,
And Cup Kingsway Froad for a Gdrink or Ctwo
Chorus:              C            F  C  
Drink 'er up boys its well after ten
Drink 'er Cup boys its Fwell after Cten
Some people say that the pinky is fine
Others will swear by a drop of moonshine
But as for myself I'm a bottle of each,
mixed in with a gallon of dipper or screech
CHORUS
It's the old shavin' lotion thats made me this way
Sweeter than Pepsi and stronger than tea
And when in the evening when we're feeling fine
We'll stop into Jakey's for icon and shine
CHORUS
Its the old shavin' lotion thats made me this way
Sweeter than Pepsi and stronger than tea
And when in the morning when I'm feeling rough
I curse, ol' Jakey who sold me this stuff
CHORUS x 2
(Some doubt as to the exact chord progression in lines 3 and 4 of each verse, 
but it's something tpo start from)

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Jakeys Gin

by Great Big Sea

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Jakey's Gin

Great Big Sea

C F C

When I was a young man I was let astray

C F G C

I met with a body down in Logy Bay

C F C

We went out in a weather, we wore out our shoe,

C F G C

And up Kingsway road for a drink or two

C F C

Chorus:

Drink 'er up boys its well after ten

C F C

Drink 'er up boys its well after ten

Some people say that the pinky is fine

Others will swear by a drop of moonshine

But as for myself I'm a bottle of each,

mixed in with a gallon of dipper or screech

CHORUS

It's the old shavin' lotion thats made me this way

Sweeter than Pepsi and stronger than tea

And when in the evening when we're feeling fine

We'll stop into Jakey's for icon and shine

CHORUS

Its the old shavin' lotion thats made me this way

Sweeter than Pepsi and stronger than tea

And when in the morning when I'm feeling rough

I curse, ol' Jakey who sold me this stuff

CHORUS x 2

(Some doubt as to the exact chord progression in lines 3 and 4 of each verse,

but it's something tpo start from)

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