Intro: C
verse 1:
F
There's some that's bound for New York Town
C
And some that's bound for France
C G C
Heave away, me Johnnies -(pause)- heave___ away
F C
There's some that's bound for the Bengal Bay
F C
To teach them whales a dance
G C
Heave away, me Johnny boys, we're all bound to go
verse 2:
F
The pilot he is a-waiting for
C
The turning of the tide
C G C
Heave away, me Johnnies -(pause)- heave___ away
F C
And then, me boys, we'll be gone again
F C
With a good and a westerly wind
G C
Heave away, me Johnny boys, we're all bound to go
verse 3:
F
Come all you hard working sailor men
C
Who round the Cape Of Storms
C G C
Heave away, me Johnnies -(pause)- heave___ away
F C
Be sure your boats and oilskins are
F C
You'll wish you never was born
G C
Heave away, me Johnny boys, we're all bound to go
verse 4:
F
And farewell to you, you Kingston girls
C
Farewell St. Andrew's dock
C G C
Heave away, me Johnnies -(pause)- heave___ away
F C
If ever we return again
F C
We'll make your cradles rock
G C
Heave away, me Johnny boys, we're all bound to go
VERSE 5:
F
And there's some that's bound for New York Town
C
And some that's bound for France
C G C
Heave away, me Johnnies -(pause)- heave___ away
F C
There's some that's bound for the Bengal Bay
F C
To teach them whales a dance
G C
Heave away, me Johnny boys, we're all bound to go