Key: Ab major
Verse 1
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Jean -Louis
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Pierre Bouchon,
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True to the brave that bore him,
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Answered the call that held in thrall
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His father 's heart before him.
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Jean -Louis Dominique sailed away,
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Further than love could find him,
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he heard a light and gentle
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voice behind him say
Matalo, Matalo,
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where you go,
Matalo, Matalo,
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when you go down to the sea
For a year and a day
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and have no thought of me
the spray
you will hear me say
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No love was ever free
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You may sigh when horizons
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Something that is dear to me
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Cannot let me be
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Where you go,
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when you go down to the sea.
Jean -Louis Dominique
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sailed the wide world over.
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Lips that he kissed
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could not resist
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this loving, roving rover.
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Jean -Louis Dominic, right or wrong,
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ever pursued a new love,
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till in his brain there beat a strain
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he knew to be his true love's song.
Matelot, Matelot,
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where you go, my heart will follow.
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when you go down to the sea
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When there's grief in the sky
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and the waves ride high
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You may be sure that I'm true
to my love for you
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Though half the world away
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Never mind if you find other chance
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Here within my arms you sleep,
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Sailor from the deep.
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Matalo, Matalo,
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Where you go my heart will follow.
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When you go down to the sea.
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Hey oh, hey oh, hey
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