Lunenburg Town

C F C Fare you well old Lunenburrg town F C F G You’re a sight to behold with your ships of renown C F C No friendlier people have ev-er I found C G C And it’s fare you well Lunenburg town C F C There were times when your merchantmen sailed the world’s oceans F C G From Maine to the South Seas and ports in between C F C And tall ships at anchor swayed down in the harbour G C A forest of masts could be seen. C F C Fare you well old Lunenburrg town F C F G You’re a sight to behold with your ships of renown C F C No friendlier people have ev-er I found C G C And it’s fare you well Lunenburg town C F C You built the best of the best Grand Banks schooners F C G One so damned fast she left others behind F C G There was no ship could catch her, though they tried their best G C Now she sails down the years on a dime C F C Fare you well old Lunenburrg town F C F G You’re a sight to behold with your ships of renown C F C No friendlier people have ev-er I found C G C And it’s fare you well Lunenburg town C F C And men still recall when the fish were so plenty F C G And dorymen hauled in the long liner’s trawl F C G But the boats got so new and went further to sea G C And left too many men on the dole C F C Fare you well old Lunenburrg town F C F G You’re a sight to behold with your ships of renown C F C No friendlier people have ev-er I found C G C And it’s fare you well Lunenburg town C F C And the day came too soon when the nets hauled up empty F C G Like the pockets of dorymen left on the shore C F C Now your “merchantmen” sell souvenirs in the harbour G C To those who have come to explore C F C Fare you well old Lunenburrg town F C F G You’re a sight to behold with your ships of renown C F C No friendlier people have ev-er I found C G C And it’s fare you well Lunenburg town C F C Now you heart and your soul are a warm summer evening F C G When you gather like old friends upon the high ground F C G And songs fill the night and reach over the water G C With a “Fare thee well Lunenburg town” C F C Fare you well old Lunenburrg town F C F G You’re a sight to behold with your ships of renown C F C No friendlier people have ev-er I found C G C And it’s fare you well Lunenburg town C F C Fare you well old Lunenburrg town F C F G You’re a sight to behold with your ships of renown C F C No friendlier people have ev-er I found C G C And it’s fare you well Lunenburg town C G C And it’s fare the well Lunenburg, Lunenburg town