Key: G major
Verse 1
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It was all for fair and pretty maid,
she was in her tender care.
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She dearly loved a sailor,
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it was true, she loved him well.
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But she longed to see
that seaport town
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called Canadio.
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She bargained with a young sailor
o 'er for a piece of gold,
And straightway he led her
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Saying, I will dress you up in
sailor's clothes,
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your collar shall be blue.
called Canady Isle.
Now when the sailors heard of it,
they fell into a row.
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And all the old ship's company
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were willing to engage.
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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,
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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.
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She's dressed in silks and satins,
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no, she cuts a galleon's shawl.
in Canady Isle.
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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
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By wearing of the blue.
If the sailors, they prove false to you,
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The captain, he'll prove true.
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You can see the honour that I have gained
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