Captain cook chords by Mary schneider

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Verse 1
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Why did
Captain
Cook sail the ocean blue?
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In 1770 he set sail with a
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very noble crew.
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Why did he leave
England?
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The his tory books don't tell.
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Without a   doubt he'd heard
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about this land we love so well.
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Captain
Cook, we praise your memory
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Captain
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Cook, in search of liberty
You sailed the stormy waters just to
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see what you could see
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What you could see
And you discovered
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Aus tralia
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When the skies looked grey,
someone shouted,
Land!
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The nat ives greeted
Captain
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Cook and shook him by the hand
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They said, if white man searches
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for pas tures rich and rare,
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Then please don't lag, just hoist that flag,
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Advance
Australia
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Fair!
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Captain
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Cook, we praise your memory,
Captain
Cook, in search of liberty,
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You sailed stormy waters just to
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see what you could see,
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An  d  you discovered
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Aus tralia!
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Soon the flag was fly ing against an
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Aussie sky
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Captain
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Cook surveyed the scene from
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field to mountain high
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The sun shone through the
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gum trees on that historic day
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Let's all give thanks,
St.
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John's, and thanks
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We'll call this
Bodney
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Bay
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Captain
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Cook, we praise your memory
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Captain
Cook, in search of liberty
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You sailed on stormy waters just to
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And  you discovered
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Aus tralia
Good ships sail for home
with native souvenirs
The
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King, he smiled when he was
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piled with boomerangs and spears
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If what you say is true,
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your trip was not a failure
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So take my kingdom an  d my crown,
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I'm heading for
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Australia
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Captain
Cook, we praise your memory
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Captain
Cook, in search of liberty
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You sailed stormy waters just to
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see what you could see
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And you discovered
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Aus tralia
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Australia's sons, let us rejoice
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Captain
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Cook, we praise your memory
Captain
Cook, in search of liberty
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You sailed stormy waters just to
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see what you could see
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And you discovered
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Australia
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