| 1979 | |
| Chorus: |
| C | |
| Some of us s | ailors call her home |
| She's big and she's strong and she's mighty |
| F | Dm7 | |
| Some of us s | ailors call her our o | wn |
| G | G7 | |
| G | uess that's the reason w | hy |
| C | Am | |
| I treat her like a l | ady |
| F | Dm7 | |
| Just treat her like a l | a -- | dy |
| C | |
| Now I | don't like the sound of the ground movin' 'round |
| F | |
| Or winds spinnin' out of c | ontrol |
| G | G7 | |
| Calif | ornia earthquakes, only s | eem to make a' me |
| C | |
| Shake, rattle, and r | oll |
| I've been too long on the mainland |
| Hotels, rental cars, and phones |
| Time to cast 'em aside, catch the very next tide |
| And go back, where I belong |
| Chorus: |
| Some of us sailors call her home |
| She's big and she's strong and she's mighty |
| Some of us sailors call her our own |
| Guess that's the reason why |
| I treat her like a lady |
| Treat her like a lady |
| Now great whales travel the rhumb lines |
| Dodging those deadly harpoons |
| Spawning their young, as their ancestors done |
| In the depths of her hidden lagoons |
| There're times I find myself with them |
| And times I feel as they do |
| We're on a similar course, it's just a different source |
| But I'm in danger of extinction too |
| Chorus: |
| Some of us sailors call her home |
| She's big and she's strong and she's mighty |
| Some of us sailors call her our own |
| Guess that's the reason why |
| I treat her like a lady |
| Treat her like a lady |
| Treat her like a lady |
| Treat her like a lady |
| And miss her when I'm gone |
| (Lady, lady) treat her like a lady |
| (Lady, lady) treat her like a lady |
| (Lady, lady) got to treat her like a lady |
| (Lady, lady) treat her like a lady |
| Lady, lady |
| Lady, lady |
| Lady, lady |
| Chords: |
C - |x32o1o| F - |xx3211| Dm7 - |xxo211| G - |32ooo3| G7 - |32ooo1| Am - |xo221o|
| F - |xx3211| |
| transcribed by Arleen Myers (myera@ils.unc.edu) July 1995 |