| Em | D | Em | |
| I was | born in | Portland | town, |
| Em | D | Em | |
| I was | born in | Portland | town, |
| D | Em | |
| Yes I | was, yes I | was, |
| C | Em | |
| Yes, I | was. |
| I was born in Portland town, |
| Got married in Portland town, |
| Yes I did, yes I did, |
| Yes, I did. |
| Got married in Portland town, |
| Had children one, two, three, |
| Yes I did, yes I did, |
| Yes, I did. |
| They sent them away to war, |
| Ain't got no kids no more, |
| No I ain't, no I ain't, |
| No, I ain't. |
| I was born in Portland town, |
| I was born in Portland town, |
| Yes I was, yes I was, |
| Yes, I was. |