Biography:
Jerry Jeff Walker (born Ronald Clyde Crosby in Oneonta, New York, on 16 March 1942; died 23 October 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known for writing the 1968 song "Mr. Bojangles".
During the late 1950s, Crosby was a member of a local Oneonta teen band called The Tones. The band traveled to Philadelphia to audition for Dick Clark's "American Bandstand", but were turned down. Members of the band found Dick Clark's
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Sailing
by Jerry Jeff Walker
Spoken by Jerry Jeff:
Well, there I am in Mexico, man,
I'm sittin' on a big hot rock------with the blues,
Watchin' this sailboat drive by, and I'm wonderin', "Where's mine?"
Hell, I know where there's ship in a bottle,
I mean a schooner with a worm on board, yeah.
Chorus:
F*
I think I'm gonna go off sailing
C
I think I'm gonna go off sailing
F bass line: F E Dm7
I think I'm gonna go off sail ing
Gflat C F
Cause I've been on dry land too long
F
Something I seen here seems to make me seasick
C
Something I seen here seems to make me seasick
F bass line: F E Dm7
Something I seen here seems to make me sea sick
Gm7 C F
And I been on dry land too long
(Roll on)
Chorus
Leeches, land sharks, octopusses make my bwain hurt
Land sharks, octopusses make my bwain hurt
Yea, and I've been on dry land too long
(Ship in a bottle)
Chorus
(Sail on, sail on)
Chorus
(Let's carry on)
Chorus
(I need a ship in a bottle)
Chorus
*The song may very well be in E, since it seems tuned about half-way between
E and F.
Tabbed by Bob Roddis
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Sailing
by Jerry Jeff Walker
Spoken by Jerry Jeff:
Well, there I am in Mexico, man,
I'm sittin' on a big hot rock------with the blues,
Watchin' this sailboat drive by, and I'm wonderin', "Where's mine?"
Hell, I know where there's ship in a bottle,
I mean a schooner with a worm on board, yeah.
Chorus:
F*
I think I'm gonna go off sailing
C
I think I'm gonna go off sailing
F bass line: F E Dm7
I think I'm gonna go off sail ing
Gflat C F
Cause I've been on dry land too long
F
Something I seen here seems to make me seasick
C
Something I seen here seems to make me seasick
F bass line: F E Dm7
Something I seen here seems to make me sea sick
Gm7 C F
And I been on dry land too long
(Roll on)
Chorus
Leeches, land sharks, octopusses make my bwain hurt
Land sharks, octopusses make my bwain hurt
Yea, and I've been on dry land too long
(Ship in a bottle)
Chorus
(Sail on, sail on)
Chorus
(Let's carry on)
Chorus
(I need a ship in a bottle)
Chorus
*The song may very well be in E, since it seems tuned about half-way between
E and F.
Tabbed by Bob Roddis
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