Dark And Roving Eye

G Em Am D Well, as I went out one evening all on a night's career G Em Am D I spied a lofty clipper ship and up to her I steered D7 G G7 C Well, I hoisted her me siginals that she so quickly knew C D G C Am D Ah, but when she saw me bones n’ flag - she immediately hove to D7 G Em Am D Oh she'd a dark and a rovin' eye and her hair hung down in ringlets G D G D G D G She were a nice girl, a decent girl but one of the rakish kind G Em Am D Well she said, “kind sir, excuse me for being out so late G Em Am D For if me parents knew of this then sad would be my fate D7 G G7 C For me father he's a minister, a true and honest man C D G C Am D But me mother she's a dancin' girl and I do the best I can” D7 G Em Am D Oh she'd a dark and a rovin' eye and her hair hung down in ringlets G D G D G D G She were a nice girl, a decent girl but one of the rakish kind G Em Am D Well, so I deemed her company for a sailor lad like me G Em Am D I kissed her once, I kissed her twice, she said: “be nice to me” D7 G G7 C Well I fondled her, I cuddled her and found to my surprise C D G C Am D She was nothing but a fireship rigged out in a disguise D7 G Em Am D Oh she'd a dark and a rovin' eye and her hair hung down in ringlets G D G D G D G She were a nice girl, a decent girl but one of the rakish kind G Em Am D Well, come all ye salt sea sailors who sail the seven seas G Em Am D Likewise all you 'prentice lads, this warning take from me D7 G G7 C Steer clear of lofty fireships, for me the money's well spent C D G C Am D For one's burned all me money up and left me broke and bent D7 G Em Am D Oh she'd a dark and a rovin' eye and her hair hung down in ringlets G D G D G D G She were a nice girl, a decent girl but one of the rakish kind