The Liza Jane

G C G D7 G D7 G C G Oh, the Liza Jane with a blue foremast C G D And a load a hay, come drifting past C G Am G The skipper stood aft and he says, "How do? C Am D7 We're the Liza Jane, now who be you?" C D Stood on the deck and he says, "How do? G D7 G D7 G We're from Bangor, Maine. From where be you?" C G Oh, the Liza Jane left port one day C G D With a fine fair tide and the day Friday C G Am G But the damned old tide sent her bow askew C Am D7 And the Liza Jane begun to slew C D Hi diddle di, she'da' fairly flew G D7 G D7 G If she only could sail the other-end-to C G Oh, the Liza Jane left port one day C G D With a hold full of squash and her deck all hay C G Am G Put out from Bath with all sails set C Am D7 Two years gone, she's drifting yet C D Hi diddle di, for a good old craft G D7 G D7 G She'da' sailed very well with her bow on aft C G C G D C G Am G C Am D7 C D G D7 G D7 G C G Oh, the Liza Jane got a new fore truck C G D Good stick of wood, but it wouldn't stay stuck C G Am G Got a breeze one day from the nor'-nor'-west C Am D7 The doggone thing come down with the rest C D Hi diddle di and a breeze from the West G D7 G D7 G You'd'a thunk the truck would'a stuck with the rest C G Oh, the Liza Jane with a blue foremast C G D And a load a hay, come drifting past C G Am G The skipper stood aft and he says, "How do? C Am D7 We're the Liza Jane, now who be you?" C D Stood on the deck and he says, "How do? G D7 G D7 G We're from Bangor, Maine. From where be you?"