Biography:
The Once is a folk trio based in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. The trio is comprised of Geraldine Hollett from Burin, Phil Churchill from Corner Brook and Andrew Dale from Coley's Point.
The trio first met in the summer of 2005 while working with the Rising Tide Theatre Company in Trinity. There they discovered a mutual appreciation for folk/traditional music, particularly for the music of their native Newfoundland and the British Isles.
Superb musicianship
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[Intro]
A A A A A A A A
[Verse 1]
A A2
Jack the sailor came on shore as free it is his fortune
A A2 A
For he had plenty of gold in store last time he sailed the ocean.
[Chorus]
A A2
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A
Saying: 'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D A
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Instrumental]
A2 A A2 A A2 A E A2 A A2 A A2 A E
[Verse 2]
A
Nance looked up all with a frown –
A2
'Do you think I'd marry you, no not I,
A
I will get some man of an high renown,
D A
do you think I'd marry a sailor?'
[Chorus]
A E
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A
Saying: 'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D A A2 A A2 A A2 A E
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Verse 3]
A A2
Jack put his hands into his pocket, pulling out two handfuls of gold,
A
Saying: ' Nance will you wed say yes or no,'
D E A
saying, 'Nance will you marry a sailor?'
[Chorus]
A E
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A
Saying: 'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D E A
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Verse 4]
D
Nancy looked up all with a smile,
D A
the thought of the money in her heart did go –
A E
'For I've been joking all the while, be sure I'd marry a sailor!'
Gbm D
Jack put up a public line, plenty of gold and silver coin,
D A
Leaving poor Nance with a fret and a frown
D E A E A
the day she refused her sailor
[Instrumental]
E E E E E E E B E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E B E E E E E E E E
A A A A A A A A
[Verse 5]
A A2
Jack the sailor came on shore as free it was his fortune
A A2 A
For he had plenty of gold in store last time he sailed the ocean.
[Chorus]
A A2
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A D A
'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D D D
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Chorus]
A A2
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A
'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Chorus]
A E
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A
'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Chorus]
A E
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A
'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Instrumental]
A A A A E E E E D D D D E E E E
[Chorus]
A E
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
[Outro]
D D D D D D D A
A A A A A A A A
[Verse 1]
A A2
Jack the sailor came on shore as free it is his fortune
A A2 A
For he had plenty of gold in store last time he sailed the ocean.
[Chorus]
A A2
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A
Saying: 'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D A
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Instrumental]
A2 A A2 A A2 A E A2 A A2 A A2 A E
[Verse 2]
A
Nance looked up all with a frown –
A2
'Do you think I'd marry you, no not I,
A
I will get some man of an high renown,
D A
do you think I'd marry a sailor?'
[Chorus]
A E
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A
Saying: 'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D A A2 A A2 A A2 A E
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Verse 3]
A A2
Jack put his hands into his pocket, pulling out two handfuls of gold,
A
Saying: ' Nance will you wed say yes or no,'
D E A
saying, 'Nance will you marry a sailor?'
[Chorus]
A E
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A
Saying: 'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D E A
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Verse 4]
D
Nancy looked up all with a smile,
D A
the thought of the money in her heart did go –
A E
'For I've been joking all the while, be sure I'd marry a sailor!'
Gbm D
Jack put up a public line, plenty of gold and silver coin,
D A
Leaving poor Nance with a fret and a frown
D E A E A
the day she refused her sailor
[Instrumental]
E E E E E E E B E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E B E E E E E E E E
A A A A A A A A
[Verse 5]
A A2
Jack the sailor came on shore as free it was his fortune
A A2 A
For he had plenty of gold in store last time he sailed the ocean.
[Chorus]
A A2
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A D A
'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D D D
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Chorus]
A A2
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A
'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Chorus]
A E
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A
'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Chorus]
A E
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
A
'Nance, will you wed, say yes or no',
D
saying: 'Nance, will you marry a sailor?'
[Instrumental]
A A A A E E E E D D D D E E E E
[Chorus]
A E
I'll go up to my true love's door to see if she loves me yes or no,
[Outro]
D D D D D D D A
The Operation M. (...)
The Opposites
The Oppressed
The Orange Alaba (...)
The Orange Light (...)
The Oskadown
The Osmonds
The Other Favori (...)
The Other Guys
The Otherside Ba (...)