Mr Crescent

E G#m A Mr. Crescent B E G#m A Heard the song of both the lark and the linnet B E G#m A Played them both upon a parlour spinet B C#m G#m D One with only nine strings in it E A Clinging to the sounding board F#m B E For that was all he could afford C#m A B E G#m A Mr. Crescent made a wager on a landing stage B E G#m A If my ship comes in and the starboard light is blue, not green A C#m G#m D And the port light should be yellow, not red E A You'll say the hold is full of false promises F#m B D When I know it's gold instead G A Sister Honey said to Mr. Crescent F#m7 "Haven't you prayed away your doubt or isn't there E D Anything more that I can bless?" A As she buttonеd her blue boot in a state of bliss F#m A Starеd at the ceiling above their bed C#m B Thought of something her mother had said E G#m A Crescent is like a man I knew B E G#m A Left me standing there with nothing but you B C#m G#m D Don't be fooled now by his bill and coo E A F#m B N.C. You'll be abandoned too, he'll leave you with an I.O.U E G#m A B E Mr. Crescent sleeps quite late, then rises G#m A Tries to stay out of the local assizes B C#m G#m D Not one bird sings now he recognizes E A F#m He said, "I'm so long from the land that I came from B E A I wonder where my Honey has gone B E A B E I wonder where my Honey has gone"