Notice: Undefined index: PATH_INFO in /var/www/chordiepro/chord.pere on line 794
SAVE THE WHALES Country Joe and The Fish
W[Am]hen my grandpa was a boy, he w[G]ent down to the general store
S[Am]aw a picture book of whales,[G] shooting their spouts and flashing the[Am]ir tails
T[Am]hen he got a sailor's dream about cr[G]uisin' around on the salty sea
J[Am]oined up with a fishin' crew [G]to go out and get him a whale or t[Am]wo
Te[Am]ll me what kind of men are these who sail upon the salty seas[G]
Up[Am] in the riggin' in the afternoon, swabbin' the decks a[G]nd
sharp[Am]ening harpoons
CHORUS:
H[Am]ooray and up she rises
H[G]ooray and up she rises
H[Am]ooray and up she rises
E[G]arly in the morning[Am]
There's lots of whales in the deep blue sea and we kill them for the industry
We drag'em along side and cut'em in two and melt'em down and sell it to you
There hardly is a sailor alive who can keep the tears from his eyes
As he remembers the good old days, when there were no whales to save
Now we can thank the companies for scouring the deep blue seas
Looking for ivory and perfume and oil to light your living room
CHORUS
Shanghaied by the light of the moon, put up in Boston in the middle of June
After six months I left the sea, nothing but death and misery
Set out on a 3 year cruise, a union ship and a union crew
After six months you begin to see, whaling's not what it used to be
A modern ship and a modern crew with sonar scopes and exploding harpoons
A mechanincal boat made out of steel and a floating machine gun to kill the
whale
CHORUS
Repeat first verse
CHORUS
Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server. The original song is hosted at www.guitaretab.com. Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. To remove this song please click here.
