The Eastern Light

A It’s all the sad misfortune A In the year of '73. E F#m A I stepped on board a fishing ship, Bm F#m All of of a drunken spree E A Her name it was the Eastern Light Bm D As you might understand A We were bound out on a salt sea trip A To the banks of Newfoundland. A On Saturday, being the first of March, A E When we left Gloucester port, A The girls all wove their handkerchiefs Bm F#m As we sailed down the shore. E A We had a jar of rum on board, Bm D And we gathered 'round our crew, A E A We drank our health to those Gloucester girls, A Who were bidding us adieu. A "It's early in the morning, boys," A Our cook, he gives the call, E A "Get out and get your breakfast, boys, Bm F#m Get out and haul your trawl!" E A You've scarce got time to light your pipe Bm A D When your dory, she do go, A And you have to make three runs a day, D No matter how hard it blows. Violin Solo Bm A E Bm A E Bm A E Bm A E Bm A E D A We fished around them foggy banks, A For the space of seventeen days. E F#m A Bm We boarded a couple of Frenchmen but F# No brandy could we raise. E A The halibut, they being kind of scarce, B D We run our codfish gear. E A An' our skipper, he swore we'd fill her up, E A If it took us half a year. A We fished around them foggy banks A When our skipper, he loud did shout, E "Come, hoist aboard your dories boys, B F#m And break your anchors out. E A Come hoist up our big mains'l, Bm D And we'll get her under way, A For visions are getting kind of scarce, D E And we can no longer stay" A And now our anchor's on our bow, A And we are homeward bound, A And when we gets to Gloucester port, Bm F# We'll pass the glass around. E A We'll go down to Johnny MacLeod-y's, B A And we'll have a happy night, A We'll drink our health to those Gloucester girls, D And success to the Eastern Light. Bm F#m Yes, we'll drink our health to those Gloucester girls, D E F#m And success to the Eastern Light! Violin Solo D E A E Bm A E A E D A E