G C D
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
G C D
E whale of a tale or two
G C Em D
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
G C G D
On nights like this with the moon above
G C G D
E whale of a tale and it's all true
G D G
I swear by my tattoo
Em C G D
There was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagascar
Em C G D
She would kiss me, any time that I would ask her
Em C G Bm D
Then one evening her flame of love blew out
G D
Blow me down and pick me up!
G D Bm G
She swapped me for a trout
G C D
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
G C D
E whale of a tale or two
G C Em D
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
G C G D
On nights like this with the moon above
G C G D
E whale of a tale and it's all true
G D G
I swear by my tattoo
Em C G D
There was Typhoon Tessie, met her on the coast of Java
Em C G D
When we kissed I bubbled up like molten lava
Em C G Bm D
Then she gave me the scare of my young life
G D
Blow me down and pick me up!
G D Bm G
She was the captain's wife
G C D
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
G C D
E whale of a tale or two
G C Em D
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
G C G D
On nights like this with the moon above
G C G D
E whale of a tale and it's all true
G D G
I swear by my tattoo
Em C
Then there was Harpoon Hannah
G D
Had a look that spelled out danger
Em C G
My heart quivered when she whispered,
D
"I'm there, stranger"
Em C
Bought her trinkets
G Bm D
That sailors can't afford
G Bm D
(Sailors can't afford)
G D
And when I spent my last red cent
G D G
She tossed me overboard!
G C D
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
G C D
E whale of a tale or two
G C Em D
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
G C G D
On nights like this with the moon above
G C G D
E whale of a tale and it's all true
G D G
I swear by my tattoo
The proper way to eat a cinnamon roll is to just bite into it