Misc Traditional – When First I Came To Caledonia (Guitar)
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[Intro]
D Bm D
G D A D
[Verse]
D [tab] Bm G I got started in number 3 D Bm D I got lodging with Donald Norman G D A D He had a daughter who made good tea. (2x)
[Verse]
D And there was me & my brother Char-lie Bm G Two bigger shavers you never did see D Bm D We're spiking eels in the month of April G D A D And starting slaves out on Scaterie
[Verse]
D And I went down to Donald Norman's Bm G To buy my boots and a pound of tea D Bm D Donald said that he could not give them G D A D Till Fish got plenty on Scaterie.
[Verse]
D So I took myself down to the harbour Bm G All a-purpose for to see the spray D Bm D I spied a maiden from Boularderie over G D A D One look from her took my breath away
[Verse]
D I courted her with rings and flowers Bm G Serving her most gentlemanly D Bm D Still her gaze wag drawn to Charlie G D A D And she had no eyes for me.
[Verse]
D If I had pen from Pennsy/vania Bm G If I had paper of the Purest white D Bm D If had ink of the rosy morning G D A D A true love note unto you I'd write
[Verse]
D To wish I was on the deepest Ocean Bm G As far from land as I ever could be D Bm D Sailing over the deepest water G D A D Where a woman's love would not follow Me
[Verse]
D I'd lay my _head to a cask of brandy Bm G Oh, it's a Dandy I do declare D Bm D For when I'm drinking I'm seldom thinking G D A D On how I lost that young Female fair G D A D Ted, On how I lost that young female fair
[Instrumental] - accordion & whistle
D
Bm G
D Bm D
G D A D
[Verse]
D When First I Came To Caledonia Bm G I got started in number 3 D Bm D I got lodging with Donald Norman G D A D He had a daughter who made good tea. (2x)