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