| C | G | Dm | G | |
| Lake Tangan | yika, | where the crocodiles s | wim |
| (fast 4/4) C G C G |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia to Van Diemen's land |
| C | G | Dm | G | |
| Well I drank with the S | ultan | down the Suez Ca | nal |
| Chorus: |
| C | G | |
| Cause every d | og has it's d | ay |
| C | G | |
| Like every w | oman, she gets her own w | ay |
| C | G | |
| And if there's a s | hip that sails ton | ight |
| F | C | G | C | G | |
| I'll captain that, t | oo... just to be there with y | ou |
| Verse 2: |
| C | G | C | G | |
| Well there was old Jerry R | ooney, | who was mad as a m | ule |
| C | G | Dm | G | |
| Spillblood Mal | oney | had a head like one, t | oo |
| C | G | C | G | |
| That night on the br | idge | with my shovel in h | and |
| C | G | Dm | G | |
| Well he threatened to k | ill me | I'm sure he picked the wrong | man |
| CHORUS |
| Verse 3: |
| C | G | C | G | |
| Well there was mutiny in L | agos | aboard the mean ship Skond | i |
| C | G | Dm | |
| Ten or twelve days in pr | ison | till the bastards set me f | ree |
| G | |
| McCl | oskey, you're free |
| Instrumental: |
| C | G | C | G | C | G | Dm | G |
| CHORUS |
| C | G | C | G | C | G | Dm |
| Verse 4: |
| (slow 3/4) C G C G |
| Now I love the sea, and she wants me back |
| C | G | Dm | G | |
| So I leave this ol' h | arbor | with the wind at me | back |
| (very slow) C G C G |
| Goodbye mother Theresa I hope the kids settle down |
| C | G | Dm | G | |
| I must head for the Ch | inas | Pray to God I don't dr | own |
| CHORUS X3 |
| End on C chord |
| That's the whole song. Ideally you'd have drums, fiddle, and mandolin to fill |
| out the sound a bit, but this is a wonderful song as it is. Remember to pick up |
| the pace for the ending choruses, and have fun with it! |