Anthem Of The Clams chords by Bing Crosby

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Verse 1
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Chante, chante,
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sing a little song of       clans.
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We bear Seattle's social life,
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debauches and wassail,
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Airborne to Hardee's lonely shore,
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last place to send our mail.
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The pounding seas of Charlotte Strait,
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Campana braves with glee.
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Up Fitzhugh Sound,
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we're Kwak Shaw bound,
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to Hawkeye's friendly lee.
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We're clams, clam  s, clams,
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Cruising without  madams.
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We start out for sal mon,
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But wind up just   clammin'.
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We're clams, clams,
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clams.
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The little necks'll make it
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If you steam them up  .
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The butter clams are dandy
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in  a chowder cup
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If broth is what you want,
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well, any clam will do
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The cockles and the mussels
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and the geoduck too
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The only time to dig them's
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when the tide is low
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But problem number one
is no one wants to go
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And problem number two is
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simply just too big
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Problem number three is
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no one wants to dig
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That climbing hand is really grime
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But how you gonna get
him to pass that sand?
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We burrow for the bivalve
down in Plumper Bay
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And scratch and claw and sift
the silt out Quatnaway
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At Nimbkish we don't seek fish
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but the juicy clam
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If all we get is empty shells,
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who gives a damn?
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With all our gear, a little beer,
we hit Clem too
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And talk to all the clammy
people in Namu
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And then to Bellacoola if you
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haven't heard
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It's     Indian,
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but today goes it's a dirty word
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Don't understand if blasting's banned
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Now how you gonna get them
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to pass  that sand
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We're Clams,  Clams, Clams,
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Cruising without madams.
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Max bells with his horses,
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While we eat ten courses
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Of Clams, Clams, Clams.
Thank you, the Lorelei from Goose Bay.
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you