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