Honour And Praise

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[Verse]
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On a fine summer's morning as we 
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lay at the quay
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The holds were filled high with 
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the treasures of the sea
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So that they could be transported 
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by men such as we
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To homeland and for Queen

[Verse]
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When the loading was done, we 
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hoisted full sail
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Prayed for good winds to guide us 
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and deliverance from gales
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And the thoughts of the crew 
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turned to home and strong ale
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As we cast off the ropes and set 
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sail

[Chorus]
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Fight for honour and for praise
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Sailed the sea throughout the days
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In cold ground I'll never lay
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I'd rather die on the ocean

[Verse]
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Thirty days out to sea and the 
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weather was fine
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The wind that we'd prayed for and 
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making good time
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The honour of first home was soon
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 to be mine
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To homeland and to Queen

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[Verse]
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But the night became stormy and 
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the wind changed our course
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A gale was a-blowing and the wind
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 gathered force
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And I wondered if ever we'd reach
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 our home port
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Or if we'd all be lost in the storm

[Chorus]
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Fight for honour and for praise
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Sailed the sea throughout the days
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In cold ground I'll never lay
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I'd rather die on the ocean

[Verse]
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Well, the waves washed the deck, 
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in the wind we were locked
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I fought with the wheel to stay 
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clear of the rocks
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But the fighting is in vain, in 
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the storm we were lost
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And our prayers blew away on the 
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wind

[Verse]
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Well, I coughed and I choked and I 
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tasted the sea
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I looked over the sands, there was 
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no one but me
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And I knew that the might of the 
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sea had finished me
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And I wished that I'd drowned in 
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the storm

[Chorus]
G                C       F
Fight for honour and for praise
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Sailed the sea throughout the days
        G/B               Am
In cold ground I'll never lay
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I'd rather die on the ocean

[Verse]
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And I've lived with the thought 
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for the rest of m' days
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That I'd given the lives of the 
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crew just to pay
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In search of the garlands of 
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honour and praise
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And I wish that I'd drowned in the 
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storm

[Chorus]
G                C       F
Fight for honour and for praise
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Sailed the sea throughout the days
        G/B               Am
In cold ground I'll never lay
    F      G          Am
I'd rather die on the ocean

[Chorus]
G                C       F
Fight for honour and for praise
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Sailed the sea throughout the days
        G/B               Am
In cold ground I'll never lay
    F      G          Am     F G Am
I'd rather die on the ocean