The Captain Wifes Lament
Paul And StormVersion1
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The ship sailed into harbor after fifteen months at sea
The captain hit the tavern with his crew of fifty-three
After drinking up their pay they staggered through the town
But all the inns and public houses turned the sailors down
The captain said "Fear not, me lads you all can come with me
I live just 'round the corner, and you all can stay for free"
But when the captain's wife awoke upon the break of day
They say that you could hear her wailin' Clear to Bot'ny Bay...
She said there's seamen all around the bed and seamen on the floor
Seamen in the bathroom and behind the closet door
there's seamen in the fireplace and seamen in the hall
The living room is carpeted with seamen, wall to wall
there's seamen in the entryway and seamen on the stair
And worst of all, there's even seamen in me underwear
there's some behind the larder and beneath the table, too
I do believe your seamen got into me Irish stew
there's seamen here in front of me and seamen in the rear
My God, there's even seamen hanging from the chandelier
there's seamen on the windowsill and seamen in the yard
The seamen even left a stain upon the Saint Bernard
Although I am a patient wife 'tis more than I can bear
To wake up in the morning with your seamen in my hair
I ne'er again do wish to see thee darken up my door
So clean up all your seamen and come round my way no more
So clean up all your seamen and come round my way no more!
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Readable chord sheet for The Captain Wifes Lament by Paul And Storm
[Dm]The ship sailed into harbor af[Gm]ter fifteen months at sea The [Dm]captain hit the tavern with his [A]crew of fifty-three [Dm]After drinking up their pay they [Gm]staggered through the town But [Dm]all the inns and public houses turned the [A]sailors [Dm]down The [Dm]captain said "Fear not, me lads you [Gm]all can come with me I [Dm]live just 'round the corner, and you [A]all can stay for free" But [Dm]when the captain's wife awoke up[Gm]on the break of day They[Dm] say that you could hear her wailin' Clear to [A]Bot'ny [Dm]Bay... She said there's [D]seamen all around the bed and [G]seamen on the floor [D]Seamen in the bathroom and be[A]hind the closet door there's [Bm]seamen in the [F#]fireplace and [Bm]seamen in the [F#]hall The [G]living room is [D]carpeted with [G]seamen, [A]wall to [D]wall there's [D]seamen in the entryway and [G]seamen on the stair And [D]worst of all, there's even seamen [A]in me underwear there's [Bm]some behind the [F#]larder and ben[Bm]eath the table, [F#]too I [G]do believe your [D]seamen got in[G]to me [A]Irish [D]stew there's [D]seamen here in front of me and [G]seamen in the rear My G[D]od, there's even seamen hanging[A] from the chandelier there's [Bm]seamen on the [F#]windowsill and [Bm]seamen in the [F#]yard The [G]seamen even [D]left a stain up[G]on the [A]Saint Ber[D]nard Al[D]though I am a patient wife 'tis [G]more than I can bear To [D]wake up in the morning with your [A]seamen in my hair I [D]ne'er again do [G]wish to see thee [D]darken up my [A]door So [G]clean up all your [D]seamen and come [G]round my [A]way no [D]more So [G]clean up all your [D]seamen and come [G]round my [A]way no [D]more!