Misc Traditional – Paddy Lie Back (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
G C G T’was a cold and frosty morning in December, Em D with all of me money being spent, G C G What day it was I hardly can remember, D G so I down to the shipping office went.
[Chorus]
C Oh Paddy lie back,(oh Paddy lie back) G Take in your slack,(take in your slack) G Em D Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl G C G ’Bout ships stations boys, be handy D G For we're bound for Valparaiso, round the Horn.
[Verse 2]
G C G That day there was a great demand for sailors, Em D For the Colonies for Frisco and for France G C G So I shipped aboard a liner named the Hotspur D G And got paralytic drunk on my advance.
[Chorus]
C Oh Paddy lie back,(oh Paddy lie back) G Take in your slack,(take in your slack) G Em D Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl G C G ’Bout ships stations boys, be handy D G For we're bound for Valparaiso, round the Horn.
[Verse 3]
G C G Now some of our fellows had been drinking Em D And me myself was heavy on the booze G C G So I sat upon me ol’ sea-chest a-thinking D G I'd turn into me bunk and have a snooze
[Chorus]
C Oh Paddy lie back,(oh Paddy lie back) G Take in your slack,(take in your slack) G Em D Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl G C G ’Bout ships stations boys, be handy D G For we're bound for Valparaiso, round the Horn.
[Verse 4]
G C G Well I wish that I was in the Jolly Sailor, Em D Along with Irish Paddies drinking beer G C G And I thought what a jolly lot are sailors, D G An’ with me flipper I wiped away a tear.
[Chorus]
C Oh Paddy lie back,(oh Paddy lie back) G Take in your slack,(take in your slack) G Em D Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl G C G ’Bout ships stations boys, be handy D G For we're bound for Valparaiso, round the Horn. C Oh Paddy lie back,(oh Paddy lie back) G Take in your slack,(take in your slack) G Em D Take a turn around the capstan, heave a pawl G C G ’Bout ships stations boys, be handy D G For we're bound for Valparaiso, round the Horn.