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