{t:He Played His Ukulele As The Ship Went Down} {st:Arthur Le Clerq (1932)} *{c:|ntro: 1 2 / 1 2 / Singing note: G} Yo [G7]↓ ho me lads! Yo [G7]↓ ho! Yo [C]↓ ho me lads! Yo [C]↓ ho! I’ll [G7]tell you the tale of a [C]sailor Who [Em]sailed the Bay of [Em]Biscay-o As the [B7]captain of a [Em]whaler Of his [G7]gallant deed you all should know Yo [G7]↓ ho me lads! Yo [G7]↓ ho! I’ll [C]tell the tale of the [F]Nancy Lee The [G7]ship that got ship-[C]wrecked at [G7]sea The [C]bravest man was [F]Captain Brown For he [G7]played his ukulele as the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ went [C]↓ down [Am]All the crew were [F]in des-[E7]pair [Am]Some rushed here and the [D7]others rushed [G7]there But the [C]Captain sat in the [F]Captain’s chair And he [G7]↓ played the ukulele as the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ went [C]↓ down Yo [G7]↓ ho me lads! Yo [G7]↓ ho! The [C]pets on board, were [F]all scared stiff The [G7]cats meowed and the [C]monkeys [G7]sniffed The [C]old green parrot hung [F]upside down Saying [G7]“Scratch-a Polly Polly” as the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ went [C]↓ down The [Am]crow’s nest fell and it [F]killed the [E7]crow The [Am]starboard watch was [D7]two hours [G7]slow But the [C]Captain sung fal-[F]doh-dee-oh-doh And he [G7]↓ played the ukulele when the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ went [C]↓ down Yo [G7]↓ ho me lads! Yo [G7]↓ ho! The [C]skipper shouted [F]fore and aft “I’ll [G7]have no slackers a-[C]board this [G7]craft So [C]understand” said [F]Captain Brown “I want [G7]everybody’s presence when the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ goes [C]↓ down! The [Am]cook’s gone mad and the [F]bosun’s [E7]lame The [Am]rudder has gone and the [D7]deck’s a-[G7]flame My [C]G string’s flat but [F]all the same I shall [G7]↓ play the ukulele when the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ goes [C]↓ down” They [C]struggled on a-[F]gainst the storm The [G7]cold, cold wind was [C]far from [G7]warm So [C]all the crew and [F]Captain Brown Played [G7]ring-a-ring-a-roses then the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ fell [C]↓ down They [Am]shouted, “Women and [F]children [E7]first!” The [Am]engine near came [D7]up their [G7]skirts Then [C]all of a sudden his [F]boiler burst So he [G7]↓ played the ukulele and the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ went [C]↓ down Yo [G7]↓ ho me lads! Yo [G7]↓ ho! "Have [C]faith in me!" the [F]captain cried To [G7]this remark the [C]crew re-[G7]plied [C]"You can trust us [F]Captain Brown To [G7]finish off the rum before the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ goes [C]↓ down" The [Am]skipper shouted [F]back "No [E7]chat! I'll [Am]do my best, then [D7]after [G7]that D'you [C]mind if I pass [F]round the hat As I [G7]↓ play me ukulele as the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ goes [C]↓ down?" The [C]mate said, "It's o-[F]kay with me The [G7]shipwreck suits me [C]to a [G7]T I [C]owe ten bob to [F]Captain Brown And I'll [G7]never have to pay him if the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ goes [C]↓ down" The [Am]pessimistic [F]cook said [E7]he Was [Am]sure the crew very [D7]soon would [G7]be [C]Playing a harp, said [F]Brown, "Not me! I shall [G7]↓ play me ukulele as the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ goes [C]↓ down" Yo [G7]↓ ho me lads! Yo [G7]↓ ho! The [C]captain's wife was [F]on the ship And [G7]he was glad she'd [C]made the [G7]trip As [C]she could swim, she [F]might not drown So he [G7]tied her to the anchor as the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ went [C]↓ down They [Am]sprung a leak just [F]after [E7]dark And [Am]through the hole came a [D7]hungry [G7]shark It [C]bit the skipper near the [F]water mark As he [G7]↓ played his ukulele when the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ went [C]↓ down When they [C]reached the lifeboat [F]how they cursed The [G7]second mate had [C]got there [G7]first The [C]cook said, "I'll be [F]last to drown 'Cause I'm [G7]climbin' up the riggin' as the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ goes [C]↓ down" [Am]Soon it was a [F]total [E7]wreck The [Am]captain stood on the [D7]burning [G7]deck The [C]flames leapt up all a-[F]round his neck And [G7]↓ burnt his ukulele as the [C]↓ ship [F]↓ went [C]↓ down Yo [G7]↓ ho me lads! Yo [G7]↓ ho! And [C]that is the tale of the [F]Nancy Lee The [G7]ship that got ship-[C]wrecked at [G7]sea And [C]Captain Brown who was [F]in command Now [G7]↓ plays a ukulele in the [C]↓ mer-[F]↓maid [C]↓ band [G7]plays a ukulele in the [C]↓ mer-[F]↓maid [C]↓ band Yo [G7]↓ ho me lads! Yo [G7]↓ ho! Yo [C]↓ ho! {t:He Played His Ukulele As The Ship Went Down} #~~~ChordPro Version UPDATED Nov 05, 2016 CEL~~~