Dear Old Stan
The Dreadnoughts
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D G Am Em C G G D G [Verse]G C From the streets of old VictoriaG D to fair old Mabou townD G From Portage to Spadina listenC G closely for the soundD G A voice still echoes softly 'crossAm Em the rivers and the plainsC G So don't you dare stop listeningG D G and don't forget his name [Chorus]D G Arise and be merryAm Em And sing out while you canC G The world will never see the likesG D G Of dear old Stan [Verse]G C The Yanks have Woodie Guthrie, TheG D British Ralph McTellD G The Celts have got the Corries,C G aye and Ronnie Drew as wellD G Am Adge Cutler sings of cider out inEm the west countryC G G D But I am a Canadian, and so IG say to theeContinúa después del anuncio[Chorus]D G Arise and be merryAm Em And sing out while you canC G The world will never see the likesG D G Of dear old Stan [Verse]G C When I was just a nipper bouncingG D on my mummy's kneeD G 'Twas Harris and the Mare me boysC G she sweetly sang to meD G And as I closed my eyes beneathAm Em the Northern moon so paleC G I dreamed I was the CaptainG D G standing on the Nightingale [Chorus]D G Arise and be merryAm Em And sing out while you canC G The world will never see the likesG D G Of dear old Stan [Verse]G C At the Wolf and Hound Vancouver,G D just for a pint or twoD G These blokes were singing Old MauiC G from the whales' point of viewD G I thought of old Stan Rogers andAm Em walked straight out the barC G And started up the Dreadnoughts,G D G and here we bloody are [Chorus]D G Arise and be merryAm Em And sing out while you canC G The world will never see the likesG D G Of dear old StanD G Arise and be merryAm Em And sing out while you canC G The world will never see the likesG D G Of dear old Stan