Santa Claus Comes By A Boat

CAPO 5 C G C G C G C C G C G C G C I went down to the sea on Christmas morning C G C D G G C It was the 24th day of December as I recall C G C G C G C There was a festive air ascending shoulder to shoulder C D G It was a holiday crowd with the kids all having a ball A D Now I’ll admit that I was a curious fellow C G D Now what’s this milling about here on the shore Em D G Then someone said to me Em D G If you look toward the sea A7 D It won’t be long, you’ll question us no more G D You’ll see santa clause with his little red nose Em B7 A jolly old elf from his head to his toes C G Spreading Christmas joy wherever he goes C G Sailing the seas with a heave and a hoe G D Em Em D G There’s salt on his little red coat, cause santa clause comes by a boat C G C G C G C I was a skeptic soul and not a true believer C G C D G G C G But that holiday mood was good for a laugh or two C G C G C G C Then a kindly gentleman tapped me on the shoulder C D G And said here he comes now, sailing the ocean blue A D Well you could have knocked me down with a flea or a feather C G D You know it almost scared the dickens out of me Em D G Em D G For nudging up to the pier on that 24th day of the year A7 D Was the strangest sight that ever sailed the sea. G D You’ll see santa clause with his little red nose Em B7 A jolly old elf from his head to his toes C G Spreading Christmas joy wherever he goes C G Sailing the seas with a heave and a hoe G D Em Em D G There’s salt on his little red coat, cause santa clause comes by a boat C G C G Where on earth did you put your reindeer santa the eve will be here soon A7 A7 D D7 Earth, he cried. I’ve got them tied to the far side of the moon G D We saw santa clause with his little red nose Em B7 A jolly old elf from his head to his toes C G Spreading Christmas joy wherever he goes C G Sailing the seas with a heave and a hoe G D Em Em D G There’s salt on his little red coat, cause santa clause comes by a boat G D We saw santa clause with his little red nose Em B7 A jolly old elf from his head to his toes C G Spreading Christmas joy wherever he goes C G Sailing the seas with a heave and a hoe G D Em Ho, Ho for the kids on the coast G D Em Em D G There’s salt on his little red coat, cause santa clause comes by a boat