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Version 1

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X:1
T:Blow Ye Winds Westerly
C:Trad
Z:Webmaster
M:3/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=120
K:G
P:verse
D | G3/2 A/2 G | E D D | B c d | (B G) F | 
w:Come all ye young sai-lor men lis-ten to me -I'll
E3/2 F/2 E | D D D | A B A | G2 D | 
w:sing you a song of the fish of the sea Then
P:chorus
B3/2 A/2 G | D B, D | E C E | (D B,) D | 
w:blow ye winds west-er-ly west-er-ly blow -We're
G3/2 A/2 G | E D D | E G F | G2 ||
w:bound to the south-'ard so stea-dy she goes
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W:1
W:Come all you bold fishermen, listen to me,
W:I'll sing you a song of the fish in the sea.
W:ch So blow ye winds westerly, westerly blow,
W:We're bound to the south'ard, so steady we go. 
W: 
W:2
W:First comes the bluefish a-wagging his tail, 
W:He comes up on deck and yells, "All hands make sail!" 
W: 
W:3
W:Next come the herrings with their little tails, 
W:They manned sheets and halyards and set all the sails. 
W: 
W: 4
W:Next comes the porpoise with his short snout, 
W:He jumps on the bridge and yells, "Ready about!"
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W:5
W:Next comes the swordfish, the scourge of the sea,
W:The order he gives is, "Helm's a-lee!" 
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W:6
W:Then comes the mackerel with his striped back,
W:He flops on the bridge and yells, "Board the main tack!" 
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W:7
W:Next comes the flounder quite fresh from the ground,
W:Crying, "Damn your eyes, chucklehead, mind where you sound!" 
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W:8
W:Along comes the shark with his three rows or teeth,
W:He, flops on the foreyard and takes a snug reef. 
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W:9
W:Next comes the whale, the largest of all,
W:Singing out from the bridge, "Haul taut, mainsail, haul!" 
W: 
W:10
W:Then comes the catfish with his chucklehead,
W:Out in the main chains for a heave of the lead. 
W: 
W:11
W:Up jumps the fisherman, stalwart and grim,
W:And with his big net he scoops them all in.

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