Ferryland Sealer

(repeat the following 4 times, lyrics begin on final D of intro)

                   (...our schooner ...)

 [Em]               [D]
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(hard downstokes)

 [Em]       Our Schooner and our s[D]loop in Ferryland they do lie

 [Em]       They're [G]already rigged [D]to be bound for the ice

 [Em]       All you [G]lads of the south ---- ern
(softly)
 [D]
 [C]       We will have you to beware
(hard)
 [Em]       She's go[G]ing to the ice [D]in the spring of the year

(hit each chord once hard)

 [Em]                 [D]              [Em]      [D]
 [Em]       Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day

 [Em]   [G]   [Em]   [G]   [Em]   [G]   [Em]   [G]

(as above but faster pace/more strumming)

 [Em]       Our course be east north-east[D] for two days and two nights

 [Em]       Our captain[G] he cried out 'b[D]oys look ahead for the ice!

 [Em]       We [G]hove her about[D] standing in[Cadd9] for the land

 [Em]       twas in [G]a few more hours[D] we were firm in the jam

(as above)

 [Em]    [G]    [Em]    [G]

(as in verse 2)
        Our captain he cried out "come on boys lend a hand"
        Our cook he makes the breakfast and each man takes a dram
        With there bats in their hands it was earlye for the go
        Every man showed his action 'thout the missin' of a blow

(as above)

 [Em]    [G]    [Em]    [G]

        Some were killin', some were scalpin, some were haulin' on board
        and some more they were firing and a-missin' of their loads
        in the dusk of the evening all hands in from the cold
        and we counted nine hundred fine scalps in the h ----old

 [Em]                [D]               [Em]              [D]

Pre-chorus to Bridge

 [G]            [Cadd9]       [D]

 [G]            [Cadd9]       [D]

 [G]       We're now off Cape S[Cadd9]pear and in si[D]ght of Cape Broyle

 [G]       We will dance - sing - carou[Cadd9]se me boys in j[D]ust a little while

 [G]       we'll soon enjoy the ch[Cadd9]arms of our sweathear[D]ts and our friends

        (downstrokes and heavy palm muting for the following)

 [Em]       But it will not be long b'f[D]ore we're down in the bend

(strum throughout)

 [Em]                 [D]              [Em]      [D]
 [Em]       Laddie whack fall the laddie, laddie whack fall the day

 [Em]    [G]    [Em]    [G]

(strum pattern follows verse 2-4)

 [Em]       Our Schooner and our s[D]loop in Ferryland they do lie

 [Em]       They're [G]already rigged [D]to be bound for the ice

 [Em]
 [G]
        All you lads of the south --------- ern

(as in verse 1)
        (softly)
 [D]
 [C]               We will have you to beware
         (hard)
 [Em]               [G]She's going to [D]the ice in the spring of the year

(strum hard and fast)

 [Em]       Laddie whack[D] fall the laddi[Em]e, laddi[D]e whack [Em]fall the day

 [D]       Fall t[Em]he laddie[D], laddi[Em]e whack fall the day

 [D]       Fall t[Em]he laddie[D], laddi[Em]e whack fall the day