[Verse 1]
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When I was a young girl at the age of sixteen
C F G
From my home I ran away to go and serve the queen
G C
I listed in the Navy a sailor lad to stand
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To hear the canons rattle and the music play so grand
G C G
The music play so grand, the music play so grand
F C F G C
To hear the canons rattle and the music play so grand
[Verse 2]
C F
I dressed myself in trousers and cut my hair of short
C F G
Then I went down to the harbor to see the ships in port
G C
The officer who listed me said we need every hand
F C F G C
I think you’ll make a sailor, so step this way young man
G C G
So step this way young man, so step this way young man
F C F G C
I think you’ll make a sailor, so step this way young man
[Verse 3]
C F
He took me to me bunk mates down where the hammocs sway
C F G
And lying by a sailor’s side I never was afraid
G C
But taking off my old blue coat I sometimes used to smile
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To think my self a sailor and a maiden all the while
G C G
A maiden all the while, a maiden all the while
F C F G C
To think myself a sailor and a maiden all the while
[Verse 4]
C F
They sent me up to London to be gurad o’r the tower
C F G
And there I wolud I have been until this very day and hour
G C
But a young girl fell in love with me and found I was a maid
F C F G C
She went straightway to my captain and my secret she betrayed
G C G
My secret she betrayed, my secret she betrayed
F C F G C
She went straight way to my captain and my secret she betrayed
[Verse 5]
C F
My captain he sent for me to see if it were true
C F G
And how could I deny the tale that he already knew
G C
Here’s a pension of war for you, he smiled and he said
F C F G C
It’s a pity we should lose you such a sailor as you made
G C G
Such a sailor as you made, such a sailor as you made
F C F G C
It’s a pity we should lose you such a sailor as you made
[Verse 6]
C F
So fare thee well my captain, you have been kind to me
C F G
And fare thee well my comrades, you ne’er forgot shall be
G C
And should the British nay fall short of any men,
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I’ll doff off my hat feathers and I’ll run the rigging again
G C G
I’ll run the rigging again, I’ll run the rigging again
F C F G C
I’ll doff off my hat and feathers and run the rigging again