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Introduction: D A D D D
A D G A
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
D G A
A whale of a tale or two
D D7 G A
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
D A D A
On nights like this with the moon above
D A D G
A whale of a tale and it's all true
D A D
I swear by my tattoo
G D
There was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagascar
G D
She would kiss me, any time that I would ask her
G D A
Then one evening her flame of love blew out
D A D
Blow me down and pick me up!
G A D
She swapped me for a trout
A D G A
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
D G A
A whale of a tale or two
D D7 G A
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
D A D A
On nights like this with the moon above
D A D G
A whale of a tale and it's all true
D A D
I swear by my tattoo
G D
There was Typhoon Tessie, met her on the coast of Java
G D
When we kissed I bubbled up like molten lava
G D A
Then she gave me the scare of my young life
D A D
Blow me down and pick me up!
G A D
She was the captain's wife
A D G A
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
D G A
A whale of a tale or two
D D7 G A
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
D A D A
On nights like this with the moon above
D A D G
A whale of a tale and it's all true
D A D
I swear by my tattoo
G D
There was Harpoon Hannah, had a face that made you shudder
G D
Lips like fishhooks, and a nose just like a rudder
G D A
If I kissed her and held her tenderly
D A D
There's no sea monster big enough
G A D
To ever frighten me!
A D G A
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
D G A
A whale of a tale or two
D D7 G A
'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
D A D A
On nights like this with the moon above
D A D G
A whale of a tale and it's all true
G A D
I swear by my tattoo!