Key: G major
Verse 1
D#
B
G#m
B
It was all for fair and pretty maid,
she was in her tender care.
F#
B
She dearly loved a sailor,
F#
B
C#
it was true, she loved him well.
C#
D#m
B
But she longed to see
that seaport town
C#
B
called Canadio.
D#
B
She bargained with a young sailor
o 'er for a piece of gold,
And straightway he led her
C#
B
F#
B
Say ing, I will dress you up in
sailor's clothes,
D#
C#
your collar shall be blue.
called Canady Isle.
Now when the sailors heard of it,
they fell into a row.
G
B
And all the old ship's company
C#
B
C#
were willing to engage.
B
F#
B
We attire, hands and feet,
my boys,
that seaport town
called Canady Isle.
Now when the captain heard of this,
he, fell in a rage,
Saying, if you drown that fair maid,
sailors' clothes,
her collar shall be blue,
C#
B
An d she will see that
seaport town
called Canady Isle.
She had not been in Canada
scarcely but half a year.
She married this brave captain
who called her his dear.
G
B
She's dressed in silks and satins,
Em
B
D#
C#
no, she cuts a galleon's shawl.
in Canady Isle.
D#
B
Now come all you fair and
pretty maids,
wherever you may be,
I will have you to follow your true love
that I have gained
C#m
B
By wearing of the blue.
If the sailors, they prove false to you,
D#
C#
The captain, he'll prove true.
D#
You can see the honour that I have gained
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