Here's the tune as I remember it. (I'm open to corrections). Mick
X: 1 T:Old Fid M:3/4 L:1/4 Q:3/4=50 C:Bill Lowndes K:DDor A,|D D E|F F G|(A G) F|G2 w:I'll sing me a song of the roll_ing sky, c/ c/|d A A|(A< G) F|G3-|G2 w:To the land that's be-yond_ the Main_, E/ F/|G2 G|G E F|(G E) D|C2 w:To the ebb-tide bell or the salt_ pork meal, (D/ E/)|F G F|E D> C|D3-D2 w:That_ I'll ne-ver taste me a-gain_. A,|D< D E|F2 G|(A G) F|G2 w:There's ma-ny a night I've lied_ me down, c|d2 A|(A< G) F|G3-|G2 w:To hear the teak_ baulks cry_, E/ E/|G< G G|G E F|G> E D|C2 w:To a me-lo-dy sweet with a shan-ty-man beat D/ E/|(F G) F|(E< D) C|D3-|D2|| w:As the stars_ went swimm_ing by_ "^Chorus"A,|D2 E |F2 G|(A G) F|G2 w:Don't ask me where I've damn_ well bin, c|d2 A|(A G) F|G3-|G2 w:Don't ask me what_ I did_, E|G2 G|(G E) F|(G E) D|(C< D) w:For ev-ery thumb's_ a mar_line-spike_, E|F> G F|E D C|D3-|D2|| w:And ev-e-ry fin-ger's a fid_.
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