tOADFROG, THEY PRINTED THE THING i WROTE ALL, ONE WORD AFTER ANOTHER WITHOUT ANY STRUCTURE, SO THE FOREGOING WON'T MAKE MUCH SENSE So here goes a second attempt. the second line to each verse is "OH THE LAST BOAT IS LEAVIN' and the 4th line to each verse is "CALL AWAY THE DHYSO" i'LL TRY TO GIVE YOU THE TUNE WHEN i'M FINISHED WITH THE WORDS. I went down to Sammy's bar (Oh the last boat is leavin") On the beach at Pieta (Call away the dhyso) II and my own love she was here, She had sand all in her hair. IIIHow did that sand get in your hair, Handsome Johnny put it there. IV I was with him all the day, on the beach at yonder bay. V He's a better man by far, for he has a yankee car. VI For six long weeks I drank no wine, savin' for that love of mine. VII Then one day whilst in the square, At a newspaper I did stare. VIII Johnny tried a hairpin bend, for my love it was the end. IXI'm going back to sammy's bar, OH THE LAST BOAT IS LEAVIN' And I don't need a yankee car. CaLL AWAY THE DHYSO

nOTE: dhyso is pronounced , "Die- so"

It's a maltese fishing boat which the British sailors at Malta would hire to take them back to their ship, after the last ships boat had left.

The harmonic possibilities on the two parts of the chorus make this song almost hypnotic, provided youcan get the audience singing with you. The metre is 6/8, but it is usually done very slowly and unrhythmic, I do it A-Cappella. Here's the only way I can write down the melody./ The Capitopl letters are the notes , the small letters are the words.

(G) I (C) went (E) down (E) to (d)sam (E)mys (C) bar

(C) oh (B) The (A) last (F)boat's (A) leave (G)ing

(C)on (E)The (G)beach (E)at (D) Pi- (F) e- (A)ta

(C)Call (D)q- (E)way (C) the (D) dhy- (C) so