She Went Down On A Shipfull Of Sailors

Am G Am Once there was a lady by the name of Lucy Lee Am D E and everyday she’d take a little walk down to the quay Am Em “a life on land is dull and boring as can be, Am G Am if only I could sail in a ship out on the sea” Am G Am she went to the docks but the captain told her no Am D E she said she’d cook and clean and hell she’d even row Am Em but the captains ear was deaf to her begging and her pleas Am G Am so lucy said a prayer and dropped down on her knees Am G Am well the captains eyes did twinkle and he had a change of heart Am D E he said come back at sunrise and we’ll make an early start Am Em when morning broke, her bags were packed, and ready to depart Am G Am (triplets) the crew raised the sails and the captain checked his chart C She went down, on a ship full of sailors G Em Am she could have stayed home and apprenticed a tailor F C but she was too stubborn and reckless and brave C G Am E7 and now she lies dead in a watery grave Am G Am the crew they werent happy and they started getting drunk Am D E they said to have her on the ship would surely get them sunk Am Em so one by one she eased their minds till they slept in their bunk Am G Am but lucy couldn’t sleep she was just too full of spunk Am G Am The doldrums hit the wind it died the ship could barely bob Am D E the captain went to lucy with a problem that did throb Am Em he said my deck is dirty and it needs a real good swab Am G Am (triplets) so on her hands and knees she did the job (the first Am is only for 2 beats on this line) C She went down, on a ship full of sailors G Em Am she could have stayed home and apprenticed a tailor F C but she was too stubborn and reckless and brave C G Am E7 and now she lies dead in a watery grave Am G Am well the wind kicked back up and it really filled the sail Am D E the waves started rising they were all caught in a gale Am Em the rain was falling sideways it was just too much to bail Am G Am when up from the depth there arose a giant whale Am thar she blows Am G Am or maybe twas a kraken, or maybe just a demon Am D E it’s mind bent on destruction and its eyes had evil gleaming Am Em lucy pinched herself but you know she wasn’t dreaming Am G Am (triplets) it broke the ship in half and it swallowed all the seamen C She went down, on a ship full of sailors G Em Am she could have stayed home and apprenticed a tailor F C but she was too stubborn and reckless and brave C G Am E7 and now she lies dead in a watery grave Slower Am G Am well the stories almost over and the song is almost sung Am D E high into the air and to the water she was flung Am Em she grabbed a piece of wreckage and to it lucy clung Am G Am but she slipped beneath the waves and the water filled her lungs Am Fm Am Fm Am Fm Am C She went down, on a ship full of sailors G Em Am she could have stayed home and apprenticed a tailor F C but she was too stubborn and reckless and brave C G C and now she lies dead in a watery grave C She went down, on a ship full of sailors G Em Am she could have stayed home and apprenticed a tailor F C but she was too stubborn and reckless and brave C G Am E7 Am and now she lies dead in a watery grave