A Whale Of A Tale
Kirk DouglasVersion1
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Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
There was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagascar
She would kiss me, any time that I would ask her
Then one evening her flame of love blew out
Blow me down and pick me up!
She swapped me for a trout
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
There was Typhoon Tessie, met her on the coast of Java
When we kissed I bubbled up like molten lava
Then she gave me the scare of my young life
Blow me down and pick me up!
She was the captain's wife
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
Then there was Harpoon Hannah
Had a look that spelled out danger
My heart quivered when she whispered,
"I'm there, stranger"
Bought her trinkets
That sailors can't afford
(Sailors can't afford)
And when I spent my last red cent
She tossed me overboard!
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
A whale of a tale or two
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
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Readable chord sheet for A Whale Of A Tale by Kirk Douglas
[C]Got a whale of a tale t[F]o tell ya, [G]lads [C]A whale o[F]f a tale or [G]two [C]'Bout the[F] flappin' fish and the[Am] girls I've [G]loved On n[C]ights like [F]this with the [C]moon [G]above A [C]whale of a [F]tale and [C]it's all [G]true [C]I swear by [G]my [C]tattoo There was [Am]Mermaid [F]Minnie, m[C]et her down in [G]Madagascar [Am]She would [F]kiss me, [C]any time that I would [G]ask her [Am]Then one [F]evening her [C]flame of [Em]love blew [G]out [C]Blow me down and [G]pick me up! [C]She s[G]wapped[Em] me for a [C]trout [C]Got a whale of a tale t[F]o tell ya, [G]lads [C]A whale o[F]f a tale or [G]two [C]'Bout the[F] flappin' fish and the[Am] girls I've [G]loved On n[C]ights like [F]this with the [C]moon [G]above A [C]whale of a [F]tale and [C]it's all [G]true [C]I swear by [G]my [C]tattoo There was T[Am]yphoon [F]Tessie, [C]met her on the [G]coast of Java [Am]When we k[F]issed I [C]bubbled up like molten [G]lava [Am]Then she g[F]ave me the [C]scare of [Em]my young [G]life [C]Blow me down and p[G]ick me up! [C]She [G]was the [Em]captain's [C]wife [C]Got a whale of a tale t[F]o tell ya, [G]lads [C]A whale o[F]f a tale or [G]two [C]'Bout the[F] flappin' fish and the[Am] girls I've [G]loved On n[C]ights like [F]this with the [C]moon [G]above A [C]whale of a [F]tale and [C]it's all [G]true [C]I swear by [G]my [C]tattoo Then there was [Am]Harpoon Han[F]nah [C]Had a look that spelled ou[G]t danger [Am]My heart quiv[F]ered when she w[C]hispered, [G]"I'm there, stranger" [Am]Bought her trin[F]kets [C]That sailors can't a[Em]ffor[G]d [C](Sailors can't[Em] aff[G]ord) [C]And when I spent [G]my last red cent [C]She tossed me ove[G]rboard! [C] [C]Got a whale of a tale t[F]o tell ya, [G]lads [C]A whale o[F]f a tale or [G]two [C]'Bout the[F] flappin' fish and the[Am] girls I've [G]loved On n[C]ights like [F]this with the [C]moon [G]above A [C]whale of a [F]tale and [C]it's all [G]true [C]I swear by [G]my [C]tattoo