Intro: C F C F G C C F C Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly F G C Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea C F C Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly F G C Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me verse 1 C G C G They told me last night there were ships in the offing C G D G And I hurried down to the deep rolling sea F C G C But my eye could not see it wherever might be it F G C The barque that is bearing my lover to me C F C Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly F G C Blow the wind south that my lover may come C F C Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly F G C Blow bonnie breeze and bring him safe home verse 2 C G C G I stood by the lighthouse the last time we parted C G D G Till darkness came down o'er the deep rolling sea F C G C And no longer I saw the bright barque of my lover F G C Blow bonnie breeze and bring him to me C F C Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly F G C Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea C F C Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly F G C Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me verse 3 C G C G Is it not sweet to hear breezes blowing C G D G As lightly they come o'er the deep rolling sea F C G C But sweeter and dearer by far when 'tis bearing F G C The barque of my true love in safety to me C F C Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly F G C Blow the wind south that my lover may come C F C Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly F G C Blow bonnie breeze and bring him safe home verse 4 C G C G My sweetheart had fared through the winter quite unfriendly C G D G His ship came along in the early spring tide F C G C Now my heartache is ended all rifts are now ended F G C My lover will soon be right here by my side C F C Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly F G C Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea C F C Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly F G C Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me Verse 5 C G C G The ships there were many a blowing and bowing C G D G And bending right o'er in the salty sea foam F C G C 'Til my eye did behold it as many had told it F G C The great bonnie ship of my lover come home C F C Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly F G C Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea C F C Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly F G C Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me