Old Polina
Great Big SeaVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
There's a noble fleet O' whalers,sailin' from Dundee,
Manned by British sailors to take them o'er the Sea
On A Western ocean passage we started on the trip,
we flew along just like a song on our gallant whaling ship
twas the second sunday morning,just after leavin' port,
we met a heavy sou'west gale that washed away our boat
it washed away our quarterdeck,our stanchions just as well,
an so we sent the whole shebang ah-floatin' in the gale
For the wind was on her quarter,the engine's working free,
there's not another whaler that sails the Arctic Sea,
cant beat the Old Polina,ye need not try me sons,
we challenged all both great and small from Dundee to St Johns!
Art Jackman set his Canvas,Fairweather got up steam,
but Captain Guy the daring B'y came plungin' through the stream
and Mullins in "The Husky" tried to beat the bloody lot,
but to beat the Old Polina,boys,was something he could not.
CHORUS
There's the noble "Terra Nova",a model without doubt,
the "Arctic" and "Aurora" they talk so much about.
Art Jackman's model mailboat,the terror of the sea,
tried to beat the Old Polina,on a passage from Dundee.
CHORUS
Now we're back in old St Johns where rum is very cheap,
we'll drink a health to Captain Guy who brought us o'er the deep
A health to all our sweethearts,and to our wives so fair,
not another ship could make the trip,"The Polina!"I declare
CHORUS X2,first A Capella
the first verse is actually sung with just a bodhran,with
the backing coming in for the second verse. the chords
given are the ones starting there (And repeat for the entire
song, including the chorus.
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Readable chord sheet for Old Polina by Great Big Sea
There's a n[D]oble fleet O' whalers,sa[Em]ilin' from Dundee, Man[A]ned by British sailors to t[G]ake them o'[A]er the S[D]ea On A W[D]estern ocean passage we st[Em]arted on the trip, we fl[A]ew along just li[G]ke a song on our gal[D]lant wha[A]ling sh[D]ip twas the second sunday morning,just after leavin' port, we met a heavy sou'west gale that washed away our boat it washed away our quarterdeck,our stanchions just as well, an so we sent the whole shebang ah-floatin' in the gale For the w[D]ind was on her quarter,the e[Em]ngine's working free, there's n[A]ot another whaler that sa[G]ils the Ar[A]ctic S[D]ea, cant [D]beat the Old Polina,ye ne[Em]ed not try me sons, we cha[A]llenged all both gr[G]eat and small from Dun[D]dee t[A]o St J[D]ohns! Art Jackman set his Canvas,Fairweather got up steam, but Captain Guy the daring B'y came plungin' through the stream and Mullins in "The Husky" tried to beat the bloody lot, but to beat the Old Polina,boys,was something he could not. CHORUS There's the noble "Terra Nova",a model without doubt, the "Arctic" and "Aurora" they talk so much about. Art Jackman's model mailboat,the terror of the sea, tried to beat the Old Polina,on a passage from Dundee. CHORUS Now we're back in old St Johns where rum is very cheap, we'll drink a health to Captain Guy who brought us o'er the deep A health to all our sweethearts,and to our wives so fair, not another ship could make the trip,"The Polina!"I declare CHORUS X2,first A Capella the first verse is actually sung with just a bodhran,with the backing coming in for the second verse. the chords given are the ones starting there (And repeat for the entire song, including the chorus.