Intro: Em D Em (6x)
Now the time had come for Elzevir and John
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To be sent from Holland's shore
And to end their days in pain and misery
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To be slaves so far from home
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Oh oh - how sweet the salt sea air
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Oh oh - how bright the sun
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Oh oh - but little did they know
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Of the storm that was to come
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And the ship that would go down
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Hey, boys and listen well and a story I will tell
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Send for the prisoners down below (down below!)
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Hey boys and wish 'em well and the fate that them befell
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And pray that you will never see the day
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You'll fight for your life on Moonfleet Bay!
Well the storm hit hard and the waves were high
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It was every man for himself
By a twist of Fate, t'was on Moonfleet Bay
Where the ship would meet its end
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Oh oh - with a roar of wind and sail
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Oh oh - the ship was gone
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Oh oh - in the night, they saw a light
C D Em
T'was the candle Grace had shone
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And her boy was coming home
C G D Em
Hey, boys the ship is down, every man must swim or drown
C G D
Head for the breakers on the shore (on the shore!)
C G D Em
Hey, boys for Elzevir, he put John in Fortune's care
C D C
For no man ever was there 'til that day
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Saved from the sea on Moonfleet Bay!
"What shall we do with the boy who's drowning?
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What shall we do with the boy who's drowning?
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What shall we do with the boy who's drowning, early in the morning?"
"Throw him a rope and god go with him
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Throw him a rope and god go with him
Am G Am
Throw him a rope and god go with him, early in the morning?"
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