Banks Of Newfoundland
Great Big SeaVersion1
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Ye bully boys of Liverpool, and I'll have you all beware
When you sail on them packet ships,no dungaree jackets wear
But have a big monkey jacket all ready to your hand
For there blow some cold nor'westers on the banks of Newfoundland
We'll scrape her and we'll scrub her,With holy stone and sand
For there blow some cold nor'westers on the banks of Newfoundland
We had Jack Lynch from Ballynahinch,Mike Murphy and some more
an' I tell you bys, well they suffered like hell
on their way to Baltimore
They pawned their gear in Liverpool
and they sailed as they did stand
But there blow some cold nor'westers
on the banks of Newfoundland
Chorus
Now the mate he did stand on the foc'sle head
and loudly he did roar
"Come rattle her in me lucky lads,
You're bound for America's shore.
Come wipe the blood off the dead man's face
And haul or you'll be damned!"
For there blow some cold nor'westers
on the banks of Newfoundland
Chorus...
So now we're off the hook me boys,
and the land is white with snow
and soon we'll see the pay table
and we'll spend the night below
And on the docks, come down in flocks,
why,those pretty girls will say
"It's snugger with me then out on the sea,
on the banks of Newfoundland!"
Chorus
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Readable chord sheet for Banks Of Newfoundland by Great Big Sea
Ye [Am]bully boys of Liverpool, and I'll h[G]ave you all b[Am]eware W[Am]hen you sail on them packet ships,no d[G]ungaree jackets [Am]wear But h[C]ave a big monkey j[Am]acket all r[C]eady to your h[G]and For there b[Am]low some cold nor'westers on the [G]banks of Newfound[Am]land We'll [C]scrape her and we'll [Am]scrub her,With [C]holy stone and s[G]and For there b[Am]low some cold nor'westers on the [G]banks of Newfo[Am]undland We had Jack Lynch from Ballynahinch,Mike Murphy and some more an' I tell you bys, well they suffered like hell on their way to Baltimore They pawned their gear in Liverpool and they sailed as they did stand But there blow some cold nor'westers on the banks of Newfoundland Chorus Now the mate he did stand on the foc'sle head and loudly he did roar "Come rattle her in me lucky lads, You're bound for America's shore. Come wipe the blood off the dead man's face And haul or you'll be damned!" For there blow some cold nor'westers on the banks of Newfoundland Chorus...[Am] So now we're off the hook me boys, and the land is white with snow and soon we'll see the pay table and we'll spend the night below And on the docks, come down in flocks, why,those pretty girls will say "It's snugger with me then out on the sea, on the banks of Newfoundland!" Chorus