Isaac Lewis
Tom Russell
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G [Verse 1] My name is Isaac Lewis, I'm anC G able-bodied man On the ship the Royal Charter, boundAm D off for Van Diemen's LandG Oh, the sea that took six months toC cross, we could do in twoBm So it's up that Mersey River, outAm D of Liverpool we flew [Verse 2]G And some of us were sailors, allC hardy, young and oldBm C And some of us were pioneers,D bound off for the goldG There were merchants and musicians,C Christian soldiers of the crossBm We stared into that foamy sea, sawAm D our dreams there in the broth [Chorus]G C D G Sail on, sail on and on and onC Bm Am My name is Isaac Lewis, thisG shall be my song [Verse 3] So we landed there in Botany Bay,C G and the boys went on the town And I met a girl named Emma Gray, IAm D loved her up and downG And I swore that I'd return forC her, one more tour at seaBm Am But I had to tell my father whatD he meant to me [Verse 4]G For every night, I dreamed a dream,C as the wind swept through the sailsBm That I was in my father's house,C D back in northern WalesG And I reached out for my father, IC said, "I love you very much,"Bm But the ship rolled o'er and theAm dream was drowned before we got toD touchContinúa después del anuncio[Chorus]G C D G Sail on, sail on and on and onC Bm Am My name is Isaac Lewis, thisG shall be my song [Verse 5] So I kissed the lips of Emma GrayC G and set sail for Liverpool And the parrots perched in theAm riggings, boys and the dolphinsD swam in schoolsG Our trip, it was a pleasant one,C till we reached the coast of WalesBm Am And one day out from Liverpool,D god unleashed a gale [Verse 6]G Good lord, I've seen some squalls,C G me boys and hurricanes at sea And many nights I'd rediscovered,Am D faith on bended kneeG But I never seen it blow so hard,C we anchored her at lastBm But the waves rolled o'er the topAm D of us, we had to cut the mast [Verse 7]G And all the mining magnatesC clutched their gold, believingG they'd be saved But their bloody greed destroyedAm D them first, beneath the angry wavesG All the women and the children,C lost to eternityBm Ah, man has tamed and shaped theAm D land, he'll never tame the sea [Verse 8]G And every night I had dreamed a dream, as the wind swept through theC sailsBm That I was in my father's house,Am D back in northern WalesG And I reached for my father, IC said, "I love you very much,"Bm But the ship rolled o'er and theAm dream was drowned before we got toD touch [Chorus]G C D G Sail on, hmmm, hmmm, hmmmC Bm Am G hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm [Verse 9] We were caught upon the rocks, justC G ten yards from the shore And we saw men standing on theAm D rocks, maybe three or moreG And I swear I saw my father wavingC at me through the squallBm And I screamed that I was comingAm D home, that's all that I recall [Verse 10]G For the waves they swept meC overboard with the broken mast andG sailsBm And I drowned, where as a child I'dC fished, on the rocks of northernD WalesG And in three days time I washed upC on the whitened sandy shoreBm One hundred yards from Moelfre andAm D my father's white oak door [Chorus]G C D G Sail on, sail on and on and onC Bm Am My name is Isaac Lewis, thisG shall be my song [Verse 11] And some will shout coincidence, orC G say this can't be true I only say, just tell your lovedAm D ones what they mean to youG For you shall sail the seas ofC life, pursuing golden schemesBm Yet, drown so closely to your home,Am D the cradle of your dreams [Chorus]G C D G Sail on, sail on and on and onC Bm Am My name is Isaac Lewis and thisG has been my songC Bm Am My name is Isaac Lewis and thisG has been my song