Old Moby Dick chords by
Burl Ives 
Key: F major•
Verse 1
F
C
F
C
As I was a -walk in' down by the sea side,
F
I saw a large whale floatin' on the tide.
He measured as long
Bb
as a great schooner stick.
C
I looked, and by gum,
F
it was old Moby Dick .
Now what do you think I made of his head?
C
F
As large an oven as ever
baked bread
Fruitcake and cookies,
Bb
oh just take your pick
C
Don't you think I did well
F
with old Moby Dick ?
Now what do you think I
C
made of his eye s?
The fanciest platters as
F
ever baked pies
Blueberry custard, oh,
Bb
just take your pick
C
Don't you think I did well
F
with old Moby Dick ?
C
Now what do you think I made of his tail?
F
As fine a mainsail as ever sought sail
Topsail or spinnaker,
Bb
just take your pick
F
C
Don't you think I did well
F
with old Moby Dick ?
C
Now what do you think I made of his back ?
A big top for a circus,
F
and all colored black,
Bb
Water repellent, all shiny and slick.
C
Don't you think I did well
F
with old Moby Dick ?
Now what do you think I
C
made of his rib s?
F
Forty new cradles and fifty new cribs,
For twins or quintuplets,
Bb
oh, just take your pick
C
Don't you think I did well
F
with old Moby Dick ?
Now what did I make
C
of his old back bone?
F
C
A place for a king, a shiny white throne
F
I labored for years,
Bb
Bbm
t 'was not finished quick
Bb
C
Don't you think I did well
F
with old Moby Dick ?
C
Now what do you think I made of his ma?
F
As fine a blasphemous as ever you saw
Gas, coal or wood,
Bb
oh just take your pick
C
Don't you think I did well
F
with old Moby Dick ?
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF C Bb Bbm
F
C
Bb
Bbm
Capo: 3
Transpose: 0
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