Misc Traditional – Strike The Bell (Guitar)

G                      C
Out on the poop deck a-walkin' about

G                               D
There stands the second mate so sturdy and so stout

G                         C
What he is thinking of he only knows himself

       D                               G
Oh, we wish that he would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.

D                            G
Strike the bell second mate, let us go below

C                             G              D
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow;

G                          C
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell

      D                                G
Oh we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.

G                         C
Down on the main deck and workin' at the pumps,

G                             D
There is the larboard watch a-longing for their bunks;

     G                        C
They look out to windward and see a great swell,

         D                               G
They are wishing that you'd hurry up and strike, strike the bell.

D                            G
Strike the bell second mate, let us go below

C                             G              D
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow;

G                          C
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell

      D                                G
Oh we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.

G                             C
Forward on the forecastle and keepin' sharp lookout,

G                           D
There is Johnny standin', a-longin' fer to shout,

G                                C
Lights' a-burnin' bright sir and everything is well,

         D                                  G
And he's wishin' that the second mate would strike, strike the bell.

D                            G
Strike the bell second mate, let us go below

C                             G              D
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow;

G                          C
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell

      D                                G
Oh we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.

G                         C
Aft at the wheelhouse old Anderson stands,

G                             D
Graspin' at the helm with his frostbitten hands,

G                                  C
Lookin' at the compass through the course is clear as hell

         D                                  G
And he's wishin' that the second mate would strike, strike the bell.

D                            G
Strike the bell second mate, let us go below

C                             G              D
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow;

G                          C
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell

      D                                G
Oh we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.

G                           C
Aft on the quarter deck our gallant captain stands,

G                              D
Lookin' out to windward with a spyglass in his hand,

G                           C
What he is a-thinkin' of we know very well,

     D                                     G
He's thinkin' more of shortenin' sail than strikin' the bell.