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