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I left Cape Breton on the coal boat, for St.John's Newfoundland 

And I met a little girl named Sally 
                                   D
And I took her by her little white hand

She shook h little head and said" no way Fred "
                           G
I won't go along with your plan
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You bin workin on the coal boat b'y
         A7                      D
And your nothing but a dirty old man
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You bin workin on the coal boat b'y
         A7                      D
And your nothing but a dirty old man

"Well I had to think of something real fast ya know"


Verse 2

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Ya I'm gonna quit the dirty coal boats
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I want to live In Newfoundland 

I'll buy a suit and get married 
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Put a ring apon your pretty white hand

She nodded her head and said "ok Fred"
                         G
Sall went along with the plan
                            D
But I'm still workin on the coal boat b'y
        A7                      D
And I'm nothing but a dirty old man
G                         D
Ya I'm still workin a the coal boat b'y
        A7                      D
And I'm nothing but a dirty old man


Verse 3

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It was some time later on the coal boat 
                           A7
I got a little letter from home

Sally said Freddy was a good boy 
                                D
but the little beggar wanted to roam

She said "it's to bad that he's got ya for a dad
                        G
And I hope ya feel real grand
                      D
He gone workin on the coal boat b'y
      A7                      D
To be just like his dirty old man
G                          D
Ya he's gone workin on the coal boat b'y
      A7                      D
To be just like his dirty old man


Verse 4

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I left Cape Breton on the coal boat ,for St.John's Newfoundland
                         
And good old Sally was a Waitin
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and I took Her by her little white hand

She shook her little head and said no way Fred 
                         G
Won't go along with your plan 
                         D
You ain't gonna quit the coal boat b'y
        A7                     D
Cause I loves ya you dirty old man
G                        D
You ain't gonna quit the coal boat b'y
        A7                     D
Cause I loves ya you dirty old man


Verse 5

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So come on all younge fellers on the coal boat
                       A7
I hope your gonna understand

If you got a pretty little girlfriend
                                 D
And ya taker by her little white hand

If she turns her back and says no way Jack
                           G
I won't go along with your plan
                        D
Just keep workin on the coal boat b'y
       A7                      D
If you wants to be a dirty old man 
G                       D
Just keep workin on the coal boat b'y
              A7                      D
And you'll be nothing but a dirty old man