INTRO:
NONE
VERSE:
C G
It's been a long time since you've seen her
C Em F
Could have been three years or more.
C G
Will she be waiting when we dock, boys
F C
Or like the others will she be gone?
CHORUS:
C G
It's one more pull boys, that'll do boys
C Em F
Soon we'll draw alongside.
C G
Hoist her upward, swing her inboard
F C
For the journey's nearly done.
VERSE:
C G
Well you're looking mighty smart, boy
C Em F
Dressed up in your number ones
C G
You've scrounged a new blade from the purser
F C
To scrape the bum-fluff from off your chin.
CHORUS:
C G
It's one more pull boys, that'll do boys
C Em F
Soon we'll draw alongside.
C G
Hoist her upward, swing her inboard
F C
For the journey's nearly done.
VERSE:
C G
When we've fixed those bow and stern lines
C Em F
And you've scuttled down the gangway
C G
If she's waiting there, just kiss her
F C
Turn around, give us a smile.
CHORUS:
C G
It's one more pull boys, that'll do boys
C Em F
Soon we'll draw alongside.
C G
Hoist her upward, swing her inboard
F C
For the journey's nearly done.
VERSE:
C G
Well, we too will go ashore soon
C Em F
Get drunk in the clubs and bars,
C G
Then stagger homeward, pockets empty
F C
Like so many times before.
CHORUS:
C G
It's one more pull boys, that'll do boys
C Em F
Soon we'll draw alongside.
C G
Hoist her upward, swing her inboard
F C
For the journey's nearly done.
VERSE:
C G
Well a man may take a wife, boy
C Em F
And a man may take a mistress,
C G
But a sailor has his ship, boys
F C
And his mistress it is the sea.
CHORUS:
C G
It's one more pull boys, that'll do boys
C Em F
Soon we'll draw alongside.
C G
Hoist her upward, swing her inboard
F C
For the journey's nearly done.
CHORUS:
C G
It's one more pull boys, that'll do boys
C Em F
Soon we'll draw alongside.
C G
Hoist her upward, swing her inboard
F C
For the journey now is done.
