Stan Rogers – Cliffs At Baccalieu (Ukulele)

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We were / bound home in Oct - / ober,

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From the / shores of Labra - / dor,

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Trying to / head a strong Nor?- / easter and

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snow / too,

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But the / wind swept down up- / on us, and

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The / day was dark as / night,

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Just be - / fore we made,

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The / land at Bacca - / lieu,

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Now  we / tried to clear the / island,

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As we / brought her further / south,

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But the / wind from up,

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The / Nor?east stronger / blew,

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Till our lookout soon he / shouted, and

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There lay dead a - / head,

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Though a / snow squall,

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Loomed the / Rocks at Bacca - / lieu

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But it was / hard down by the / tiller,

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As we / struggled with the / sheets,

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Tryin? our / best ?to haul ?em / in a foot or / two,

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Till our / decks so sharply / tilted,

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We could / barely keep our / feet,

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As we / struggled,

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On the / Rocks at Bacca - / lieu.

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Now the / combers beat her / under, and

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I / thought she?d never / rise, and

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Her / main boom, it was / bending nigh in / two,

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With her / lee rails two foot / under,

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Three / hands upon the / wheel,

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Sure we / hauled her,

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From the / Rocks at Bacca - / lieu.

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To / leeward was the / island,

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To / leeward was the / shore, and

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That / blinding sleet could,

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Cut you through and / through,

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But our / hearts were beating / gladly,

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For no / longer could we / gaze,

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Down to / leeward,

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At the / Rocks of  Bacca - / lieu,

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Down to / leeward,

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At the / Rocks of  Bacca - / lieu,