Short Jacket And White Trousers chords by A. L. Lloyd
Verse 1
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Short jacket and white trousers,
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this young gal she put on
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And like a gaddle and seamen bold,
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went roaring through the town
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She did sign on with our Captain Blair,
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a sailor for Doobie
And it was to seek her own true love
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All on the raging sea
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One night as she sat drowsing
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She was ready for her bed
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Our captain heaved a sigh and said
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Oh, I wish you was a maid
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Your cherry cheek and ruby lip
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They have beguiled me,
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and I've often wished
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With all me heart you could
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me sweetheart be.
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Oh, hold your tongue, dear Captain,
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You know such talk's it in vain,
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And if our shipmates come to know
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They would make sport and game.
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But when that we did get ashore
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Some pretty gals we'll find
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For to ramble along with us bald lads
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Seein' you're that way in
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clined
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It's about a few days after
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We reached the London shore
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This gal put on her petticoats
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Which made the captain roar
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Oh, sailor, I have been on board,
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But, mate, I'm going ashore,
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And you've missed your chance,
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dear cap tain,
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So farewell forevermore.
Short Jacket And White Trousers
A. L. Lloyd
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