Misc Traditional – Turalie (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
A                E         A
The enlisted men ride in a motor launch.

    D                  A
The Captain rides in a barge.

   D                     A
It don’t go a damn sight faster.

       E                      A
But it gives the old bugger a charge.
[Chorus]
E       A        E       A
Singing Turalie, uralie, uralie

D               A
Turalie, uralie ay

D                A
Turalie, uralie, uralie

E                A
Turalie, uralie, ay.
[Verse 2]
A                E         A
The enlisted men ride in a motorboat.

    D                     A
The Admiral, he rides in a gig.

   D                     A
It don’t go a damn sight faster.

       E                         A
But it makes the old bugger feel big.
[Chorus]
E       A        E       A
Singing Turalie, uralie, uralie

D               A
Turalie, uralie ay

D                A
Turalie, uralie, uralie

E                A
Turalie, uralie, ay.
  [Verse 3]
A                E               A
The enlisted men eat in the mess decks.

        D                          A
But the Captain won’t eat with the mob.

     C                    A
It’s not that he eats any better,

         E                      A
He don’t want us to know he’s a slob.
[Chorus]
E       A        E       A
Singing Turalie, uralie, uralie

D               A
Turalie, uralie ay

D                A
Turalie, uralie, uralie

E                A
Turalie, uralie, ay.
[Verse 4]
A                E              A
The enlisted men sleep in their hammocks

    D                        A
The Captain , he sleeps in a bed

     D                      A
It’s not that he sleeps any better

         E                      A
But he’s twenty feet nearer the head.
[Chorus]
E       A        E       A
Singing Turalie, uralie, uralie

D               A
Turalie, uralie ay

D                A
Turalie, uralie, uralie

E                A
Turalie, uralie, ay.