Verse: C G C G Well, I’ve drunk to drown on every ocean I’ve been C G Dm G Lake Tanganyika, where the crocodiles swim C G C G Halifax, Nova Scotia to Van Diemen’s land C G Dm G Well I drank with the Sultan down the Suez Canal Chorus: C G Cause every dog has it’s day C G Like every woman, she gets her own way C G And if there’s a ship that sails tonight F C G C G I’ll captain that, too... just to be there with you Verse: C G C G Well there was old Jerry Rooney, who was mad as a mule C G Dm G Spillblood Maloney had a head like one, too C G C G That night on the bridge with my shovel in hand C G Dm G Well he threatened to kill me I’m sure he picked the wrong man Chorus. Verse: C G C G Well there was mutiny in Lagos aboard the mean ship Skondi C G Dm Ten or twelve days in prison till the bastards set me free G McCloskey, you’re free Instrumental: C G C G C G Dm G Chorus. Instrumental: C G C G C G Dm G Verse: C G C G Now I love the sea, and she wants me back C G Dm G So I leave this ol’ harbor with the wind at me back C G C G Goodbye mother Theresa I hope the kids settle down C G Dm G I must head for the Chinas Pray to God I don’t drown Chorus.