Retirement Song
The Longest Johns
Continúa después del anuncio
Tono:
D I've been roaming all my life, andG now I've found a lady wife, I'mD A staying right hereD Oh, I won't go sailing anymore, IG won't obey the oceans call, I'mD A D staying right here [Chorus]D I'll be a man of the land, I'll beG D a man of the trees, I'll be a man,A wherever my woman will beD I won't be any captains mate, IG won't be servant of the seas;D A 'Cause this pretty little woman isD A D all I need [Verse]D G At 14 I was Cabin boy, to fearsomeD Captain Buckleroy, I'm stayingA right hereD When I was sick he orderedG cat-a-nine, until I said that ID A D felt fine, I'm staying right here, [Chorus]D I'll be a man of the land, I'll beG D a man of the trees, I'll be a man,A wherever my woman will beD I won't be any captains mate, IG won't be servant of the seas;D A 'Cause this pretty little woman isD A D all I need [Verse]D At 20 I manned that crows nest andG captain said "I was the best", I'mD A staying right here,D but I nearly lost my eyes to god,G just looking out for old cape cod,D A D I'm staying right hereContinúa después del anuncio[Chorus]D I'll be a man of the land, I'll beG D a man of the trees, I'll be a man,A wherever my woman will beD I won't be any captains mate, IG won't be servant of the seas;D A 'Cause this pretty little woman isD A D all I need [Verse]D G At 25 no man alive could match myD skills for gun'en, I'm stayingA right here,D But the Captain he got drunk oneG night and sank the blasted cannon,D A D I'm staying right here, [Chorus]D I'll be a man of the land, I'll beG D a man of the trees, I'll be a man,A wherever my woman will beD I won't be any captains mate, IG won't be servant of the seas;D A 'Cause this pretty little woman isD A D all I need [Verse]D G Captain died at 28 and by then ID was his first mate, I'm stayingA right hereD Oh they tried to give me hisG command but I was hungry for theD A D land, I'm staying right here, [Chorus]D I'll be a man of the land, I'll beG D a man of the trees, I'll be a man,A wherever my woman will beD I won't be any captains mate, IG won't be servant of the seas;D A 'Cause this pretty little woman isD A D all I need [Verse]D Stepped ashore at Felix stow andG made for Bristol by the road, I'mD A staying right here,D well I fell in love, when, first, IG saw, her, Avon county's finest daughter,D A and now she's got me staying rightD here, hoo-hey! [Chorus]D I'll be a man of the land, I'll beG D a man of the trees, I'll be a man,A wherever my woman will beD I won't be any captains mate, IG won't be servant of the seas;D A 'Cause this pretty little woman isD A D all I need [Otro]D I'll be a man of the land, I'll beG D a man of the trees, I'll be a man,A wherever my woman will beD I won't be any captains mate, IG won't be servant of the seas;D A 'Cause this pretty little woman isD A D all I need