Key: E minor•
Intro 1
Em
C
Em
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Em
Verse 1
had come for Elzevir and John,
To be sent from Holland's shore,
And to end their days in pain and misery,
To be slaves so far from home
Verse 2
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Em
Oh, how sweet the salt sea air,
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Em
Oh, how bright the sun,
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Em
Oh, but little did they know of
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Em
the storm that was to come,
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D
And the ship that would go down
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Verse 3
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Hey boys and listen well and
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D
Send for the prisoners down below,
down below!
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Hey boys and wish 'em well and
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never see the day,
Verse 4
the waves were high,
It was every man for himself
By a twist of Fate t'was on
Moonfleet Bay,
Where the ship would meet its end
Verse 5
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Em
Oh, with a roar of wind and sail,
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Em
Oh, the ship was gone,
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Oh, in the night, they saw a light,
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Twas the candle Grace had shone,
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And her boy was coming home
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Verse 6
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Hey boys the ship is down,
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Every man must swim or drown,
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D
Head for the breakers on the shore,
on the shore!
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Hey boys for Elzevir,
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he put John in For tune's care,
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For no man ever was there till that day,
Saved from the sea
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on Moonfleet Bay!
Verse 7
Am
"What shall we do with the
boy who's drowning?
who's drowning?
boy who's drowning,
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Am
Early in the morning?"
Verse 8
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early in the morning?"
Interlude 1
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Verse 9
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And Elzevir, he gave his life away,
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For John was the only man that day,
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Am
Saved from the sea on Moonfleet Bay!
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