Key: G major
Verse 1
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Em
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It happened on
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a summer's day in 1954,
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we went to greet her majesty
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a -comin' from the tour,
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on a British submarine,
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on a British submarine,
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when sixty solid sailors
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Am
Em
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were cheerin' on the Queen.
Their Lordship said, now cheer, my boys,
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or mind you make it smart,
there's nothin' but
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So ragged as a cheerin' from your heart
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On the British submarine,
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on the British submarine
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With sixty solid sailors,
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Am
Em
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we're cheerin' of the Queen
Well, when we saw the signal,
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boys, it made our innards freeze
On the order one,
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you hold your hats at forty -five degrees
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On the British submarine,
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on the British submarine
With sixty solid sailors,
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Em
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we're cheerin' of the Queen
At 45 degrees, boys,
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that's what their Lordship said.
On the order to you,
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wave your hats three times
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around your head.
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On the British submarine,
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on the British submarine,
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Where 60 solid sailors wag
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Em
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cheering of the Queen.
And when you go to shout, my boys,
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be careful what you say.
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The word you use for cheering is hurrah,
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not hooray.
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On the British submarine,
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on the British submarine,
With sixty solid sailors,
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Am
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we're cheering of the Queen.
We sailed towards Britannia,
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boys, the finest ever seen,
With every man a -standing
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like a petrified marine,
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On the British submarine,
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on the British submarine,
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With sixty solid sailors,
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Am
Em
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we're cheering of the Queen.
But when we reached the moment,
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boys, that every skipper dreads,
A swarm of Nats as big as bats
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descended on our heads
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On the British submarine,
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on the British submarine
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Where sixty solid sailors
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Am
Em
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were cheering on their Queen
The boat was filled with waving arms
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and the air was filled with cries
As every Matlow cursed and fought
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Am
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to keep them from his eyes
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On the British submarine,
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on the British submarine
Where sixty solid sailors
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Em
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were cheering on their Queen
The Duke, scratched his head
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as he watched us all depart
That's the first time I've seen
sailor boys
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Am
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cheerin' from their hearts
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On the British submarine,
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on the British submarine
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Where sixty solid sailors
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Em
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were cheerin' on their Queen
We waved our way across the bay
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till we were out of sight
We waved our way all through the day
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and on into the night
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On the British Submarine,
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on the British Submarine,
Where sixty solid sailors
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wag cheering of the Queen.
Ah, the day we met the Queen,
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boys, the day I won't forget.
If we hadn't dived to ninety feet,
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we'd all be waving yet.
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On the British Submarine,
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on the British Submarine,
Where sixty solid sailors
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wag cheering of the Queen.
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