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Chords in this song4
Verse 1
(slow, 3/4 time) C G C G
Well, I’ve drunk to drown on every ocean I’ve been
Lake Tanganyika, where the crocodiles swim
(fast 4/4) C G C G
Halifax, Nova Scotia to Van Diemen’s land
Well I drank with the Sultan down the Suez Canal
Chorus
Cause every dog has it’s day
Like every woman, she gets her own way
And if there’s a ship that sails tonight
I’ll captain that, too... just to be there with you
Verse 2
Well there was old Jerry Rooney, who was mad as a mule
Spillblood Maloney had a head like one, too
That night on the bridge with my shovel in hand
Well he threatened to kill me I’m sure he picked the wrong man
Chorus
Cause every dog has it’s day
Like every woman, she gets her own way
And if there’s a ship that sails tonight
I’ll captain that, too... just to be there with you
Verse 3
Well there was mutiny in Lagos aboard the mean ship Skondi
Ten or twelve days in prison till the bastards set me free
McCloskey, you’re free
Instrumental
Chorus
Cause every dog has it’s day
Like every woman, she gets her own way
And if there’s a ship that sails tonight
I’ll captain that, too... just to be there with you
Verse 4
(slow 3/4) C G C G
Now I love the sea, and she wants me back
So I leave this ol’ harbor with the wind at me back
(very slow) C G C G
Goodbye mother Theresa I hope the kids settle down
I must head for the Chinas Pray to God I don’t drown
[Chorus] (x3)
Cause every dog has it’s day
Like every woman, she gets her own way
And if there’s a ship that sails tonight
I’ll captain that, too... just to be there with you
Ending
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