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Time: 4/4 Tenor: C Bass: A
1 6m 4Now it's just my luck to have the watch, with nothing left to do
3 2m 5But watch the deadly waters glide, as we roll north to the Soo
- 1 6m 4
And wonder when they'll turn again, and pitch us to the rail
3m 5 1 And whirl off one more youngster in the gale
1 6m 4The kid was so damned eager, it was all so big and new
3 2m 5You never had to tell him twice, or find him work to do
- 1 6m 4
And evenings on the mess deck, he was always first to sing
3m 5 1 And show us pictures of the girl he'd wed in spring
CHORUS ONE (after verses 1, 3,):
- 5 57 4 3
But I told that kid a hundred times, don't take the lakes for granted
6m 3 2m 5 They'll go from calm to a hundred knots, so fast they seem en-chanted
1 6m 4But to-night some red-eyed Wiarton girl, lies staring at the wall
- 3 5 1
And her lover's gone in-to a white squall
Now it's a thing that us old-timers know, in a sultry summer calm
There comes a blow from nowhere, and it goes off like a bomb
And a sixteen thousand tonner can be thrown upon her beam
While the gale takes all before it with a scream
The kid was on the hatches, lying staring at the sky
From where I stood, I swear I could, see tears fall from his eye
So I hadn't the heart to tell him, that he should be on a line
Even on a night so warm and fine
1 6m 4When it struck, he sat up with a start, I roared to him: Get down
- 3 2m 5
But for all that he could hear, I might as well not made a sound
1 6m 4 So I clung there to the stanchions and I felt my face grow pale
3m 5 1As he crawled hand-over-hand along the rail
1 6m 4Now I could feel her heeling over with the fury of the blow
- 3 2m 5
And I watched the rail go under then, so terrible and slow
1 6m 4 Then like some great dog she shook herself and roared upright a-gain
3m 5 1While overside I heard him call my name
1 6m 4So it's just my luck to have the watch, with nothing left to do
- 3 2m 5
But watch the deadly waters glide, as we roll north to the Soo
1 6m 4 And wonder when they'll turn again, and pitch us to the rail
3m 5 1And whirl off one more youngster in the gale
CHORUS TWO:
5 57 4 3And I tell these kids a hundred times, don't take the lakes for granted
6m 3 2m 5They'll go from calm to a hundred knots, so fast they seem en-chanted
- 1 6m 4
But to-night some red-eyed Wiarton girl, lies staring at the wall
3 5 1 And her lover's gone into a white squall
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
Time: 4/4 Tenor: C Bass: A
1Now it's just my luck to have the
6m 4..watch, with nothing left to do
- 3
But watch the deadly waters glide,
2m 5 ..as we roll north to the Soo
1And wonder when they'll turn
- 6m 4
..again, and pitch us to the rail
3m 5 And whirl off one more youngster
1..in the gale
1The kid was so damned eager, it
- 6m 4
..was all so big and new
3 You never had to tell him twice,
2m 5..or find him work to do
- 1
And evenings on the mess deck, he
6m 4 ..was always first to sing
3m 5And show us pictures of the girl
- 1
..he'd wed in spring
CHORUS ONE (after verses 1, 3,):
5 57But I told that kid a hundred
- 4
..times, don't take the lakes for
3 ..granted
6m 3They'll go from calm to a hundred
- 2m 5
..knots, so fast they seem
..en-chanted
- 1
But to-night some red-eyed Wiarton
6m 4 ..girl, lies staring at the wall
3 5And her lover's gone in-to a white
- 1
..squall
Now it's a thing that us
..old-timers know, in a sultry
..summer calm
There comes a blow from nowhere,
..and it goes off like a bomb
And a sixteen thousand tonner can
..be thrown upon her beam
While the gale takes all before it
..with a scream
The kid was on the hatches, lying
..staring at the sky
From where I stood, I swear I
..could, see tears fall from his
..eye
So I hadn't the heart to tell him,
..that he should be on a line
Even on a night so warm and fine
1When it struck, he sat up with a
- 6m 4
..start, I roared to him: Get down
3 But for all that he could hear, I
2m 5..might as well not made a sound
- 1
So I clung there to the stanchions
6m 4 ..and I felt my face grow pale
3m 5As he crawled hand-over-hand along
- 1
..the rail
- 1
Now I could feel her heeling over
6m 4 ..with the fury of the blow
3And I watched the rail go under
- 2m 5
..then, so terrible and slow
1 Then like some great dog she shook
6m 4..herself and roared upright
..a-gain
3m 5While overside I heard him call my
- 1
..name
- 1
So it's just my luck to have the
6m 4 ..watch, with nothing left to do
3But watch the deadly waters glide,
- 2m 5
..as we roll north to the Soo
1 And wonder when they'll turn
6m 4..again, and pitch us to the rail
- 3m 5
And whirl off one more youngster
1 ..in the gale
CHORUS TWO:
- 5 57
And I tell these kids a hundred
4 ..times, don't take the lakes for
3..granted
- 6m 3
They'll go from calm to a hundred
2m 5 ..knots, so fast they seem
..en-chanted
1But to-night some red-eyed Wiarton
6m 4..girl, lies staring at the wall
- 3 5
And her lover's gone into a white
1 ..squall
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure,
..play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at
..start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note
..into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4
..5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F
..G A B
- SUONA ANCHE ..
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