Okay, I just picked up 75 Years of Magic, Disney's latest compliation of music from the archives, featuring 75 songs from over the years. (Not a bad collection in its own right: illustrated CD's, book of trivia on each movie and song, historical dates to keep it all in perspective, etc etc). On it is the song "Whale of a Tale" sung by Kirk Douglas in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Chorus goes like this: Got a whale of tale to tell you lads, A whale of a tale or two, 'Bout the flapping fish and girls I've loved, On a night like this with the moon above. A whale of a tale and its all true, I'd swear by my tattoo.

The versus are then about individual loves that came and went.

My question then is: Is this song a good representation of sailing songs, or is it just hollywood's facsimile that falls far short of what it should be? That, and does anyone have the chords?

Thanks

RobO