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Sailor Boy

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[Intro]
A
[Verse]
It was Aearly, early all in the spring
When my love DWillie went to sAerve the king
The night being Gdark and the Awind blew high
Which parted Ame from my sailor boy
[Chorus]
AOh father, father, build me a boat
For on the Docean AI mean to float
To watch the Gbig ships as tAhey pass by
For I might inAquire of my sailor boy
[Verse]
She had not Asailed there for a week or two
When she spied the Dcaptain anAd all his crew
Oh Captain, GCaptain, come Atell me true
Does my love AWillie sail on board with you
[Bridge]
A D G A
[Verse]
Oh fair maid, Afair maid, he is not here
He's lost or Ddrowned, that I am afAraid
On yon green Gisland as we passed Aby
T'was there we Alost our fine sailor boy
She wrung her Ahands and she tore her hair
Just like a Dlady in deep desApair
She called for Gpaper, both pen and Aink
And every Aline she did drop a tear
And every word she calls Willie near
[Chorus]
Oh father, Afather, dig me a grave
Go dig it Dlong and go dig it Awide
Place marble Gstone at my head and Afeet
That the world may Aknow that I died in grief
[Outro]
A D G A

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Sailor Boy

by Cara Dillon

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

It was early, early all in the spring

D A

When my love Willie went to serve the king

G A

The night being dark and the wind blew high

Which parted me from my sailor boy

[Chorus]

Oh father, father, build me a boat

D A

For on the ocean I mean to float

G A

To watch the big ships as they pass by

For I might inquire of my sailor boy

[Verse]

She had not sailed there for a week or two

D A

When she spied the captain and all his crew

G A

Oh Captain, Captain, come tell me true

Does my love Willie sail on board with you

[Bridge]

A D G A

[Verse]

Oh fair maid, fair maid, he is not here

D A

He's lost or drowned, that I am afraid

G A

On yon green island as we passed by

T'was there we lost our fine sailor boy

She wrung her hands and she tore her hair

D A

Just like a lady in deep despair

G A

She called for paper, both pen and ink

And every line she did drop a tear

And every word she calls Willie near

[Chorus]

Oh father, father, dig me a grave

D A

Go dig it long and go dig it wide

G A

Place marble stone at my head and feet

That the world may know that I died in grief

[Outro]

A D G A

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