Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: C Difficulty: Novice Intro: (Whistle the lyric tune to mimic the accordian in the original song if you want) C G Am F G C C G Am F G C F F G C Verse 1: C Well, there is a lofty ship G Am That sails upon the sea F The name of the ship G C 'The Golden Vanity'
She feared she'd be taken by G Am A Spanish Galilee F G C F As she sailed upon the lowland, lowland low G C Sailed upon the lowland sea Interlude: C G Am F G C Verse 2: C Well, up stepped the cabin boy G Am The age of 12 and 3 F Said to the Captain, G C "What will you give to me, If I swim alongside G Am The Spanish Galilee, F G C F And sink her in the lowland, lowland low G C Sink her in the lowland sea?" Interlude: C G Am F G C Verse 3: C "Well, I will give you silver G Am And I will give you gold F And the hand of me daughter G C If you would be so bold, As to swim alongside G Am The Spanish Galilee, F G C F And sink her in the lowland, lowland low G C Sink her in the lowland sea." Interlude: C G Am F G C Verse 4: C So the boy made ready G Am And overboard doth he F Swam alongside G C The Spanish Galilee With his drilling tool G Am He bore holes three F G C F And sank her in the lowland, lowland low G C Sank her in the lowland sea Interlude: C G Am F G C Verse 5: C Then the boy turned 'round G Am And swam back did he F He called to the Captain G C To haul him from the sea The Captain did not heed G Am For his daughter he did need, F G C F And he left him in the lowland, lowland low G C Left him in the lowland sea Interlude: C G Am F G C Verse 6: C* Well, the crew hauled him up G* Am* But on the deck he died F* They wrapped him in a blanket G* C* And so very softly cried C* Threw him overboard G* Am To drift among the tide F G C F And he sank beneath the lowland, lowland low G* C* Sank beneath the lowland sea
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