Traighli Bay

Dm
It was June and it was Hot, When on 
board this ship we got
                        Bb         
Shot and powder for the Guns and a 
F                A
hogshead full of rum
                ( single notes:   DF
 ACDF ACDF ACD )
     A7                           
Salt Cod to last until the winter 
Dm
squalls.
Dm
We made for the southwest where the 
hunting would be best
                           Bb   
Where the Spanish ships of trade 
          F            A
down the Aztec silver laden
                     ( single notes:
   DF ACDF ACDF ACD )
      A7                           
Where the fairest gave for 
    Dm
gentlemen a fortune.

[chorus]
     F
With tar on our pigtails and blood 
on our rapiers
      Bb                F         
we'll fly the scull and crossbones
        C
 and by God we'll take no prisoners
         F                      Dm
and it's hi-ho away boys, we'll 
                Bb
sail for Traighli Bay boys
      G                Bb         
We'll hoist the Jolley Roger at 
  C        F
the break of day.

    (single notes: ACDF ACDF ACDF 
ACD ... Pattern continues 
throughout...)

[verse 2]
Dm
From up the crow's nest then, called
 the first mate Mr. Flynn
                            Bb     
Set the course and hold her steady,
         F               A
 and for action make her ready
          A7                       
There's a Spanish merchant off the 
         Dm
starboard bow.
Dm
We raised the black flag high, fast 
the Spaniard turned to fly
                   Bb         F
We followed in her wake until we 
            A
could overtake
    A7                           
And dismasted her with chain from 
        Dm
cannon fired.

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[chorus]
     F
With tar on our pigtails and blood 
on our rapiers
      Bb                F         
we'll fly the scull and crossbones
        C
 and by God we'll take no prisoners
         F                      Dm
and it's hi-ho away boys, we'll 
                Bb
sail for Traighli Bay boys
      G                Bb         
We'll hoist the Jolley Roger at 
  C        F
the break of day.

[verse 3]
Dm
We drew up along side, with our 
grappling hooks and lines
                      Bb           
Guns and cutlasses in hand, on the 
F               A
gunwales we did stand
      A7                           
Every hand from the Captain to the 
      Dm
cabin boy.
Dm
Saw three dead the chains had 
flayed, as we raised and crossed our
 blades
                           Bb      
To their mates we gave our best as 
    F              A
the sun set in the west
     A7                          
with pike and swords and pistols, 
          Dm
fist and feet.

[chorus]
     F
With tar on our pigtails and blood 
on our rapiers
      Bb                F         
we'll fly the scull and crossbones
        C
 and by God we'll take no prisoners
         F                      Dm
and it's hi-ho away boys, we'll 
                Bb
sail for Traighli Bay boys
      G                Bb         
We'll hoist the Jolley Roger at 
  C        F
the break of day.

[verse 4]
Dm
From the darkness to the dawn, as 
the battle rages on
                     Bb            
We fought with manly fitness as we 
F                 A
meant to leave no witness
       A7                      
All we lost was one leg off the 
       Dm
cabin boy.
Dm
With their treasure we retired and 
we set the canvas fire
                        Bb         
Left her sinking to the deep where 
      F                 A
their silent bones will sleep
       A7                          
And we forged a leg of gold for the
       Dm
 cabin boy.

[chorus]
     F
With tar on our pigtails and blood 
on our rapiers
      Bb                F         
we'll fly the scull and crossbones
        C
 and by God we'll take no prisoners
         F                      Dm
and it's hi-ho away boys, we'll 
                Bb
sail for Traighli Bay boys
      G                Bb         
We'll hoist the Jolley Roger at 
  C        F
the break of day.

[verse 5]
Dm
It was August and still warm when to
 Traighli we returned
               Bb                  
58 days on the main, and there's no
 F            A
 need to sail again
      A7                           
We've gold and silver more than we 
    Dm
can spend.
Dm
Half a century has passed, and of 
that crew I am the last
                           Bb      
50 years I've roamed this dock, 
    F               A
when i get a chance to talk
  A7                              
I tell them how I got this golden 
Dm
leg.

[chorus]
     F
With tar on our pigtails and blood 
on our rapiers
      Bb                F         
we'll fly the scull and crossbones
        C
 and by God we'll take no prisoners
         F                      Dm
and it's hi-ho away boys, we'll 
               Bb
sail for Traighli Bay boys
      G                Bb         
We'll hoist the Jolley Roger at 
  C        F
the break of day.