Key: G
Introduction:
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The King sits in Dunfirmline town,
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drinking of the blood-red wine
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"Where can I get a steely skipper
D C G Am
to sail this might boat of mine?"
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Then up there spoke a bonny boy,
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sitting at the King's right knee
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"Sir Patrick Spens is the very best seaman
D C G Am
that ever sailed upon the sea"
The King has written a broad letter and sealed it up with his own right hand