[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