The Kingston Trio – Bay Of Mexico (Guitar)

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The Kindston Trio - Bay of Mexico [Chorus]
         C            G7    C
Oo - 'round the bay of Mexico

C       F      C
Way up, Suzianna!

F   Em         Dm        G7
Mexico is the place I belong in

C                 G7   C
'Round the bay of Mexico
[Verse 1]
 C                            G7
Wind from the East and it's blowin' strong

C       F    C
Way up, Suzianna!

F            Em        Dm        G7
Looks like a hurricane comin' along, well,

C                 G7  C
'Round the bay of Mexico

    C                        G7
The wind will blow and that rain will pour

C       F   C
Way up, Suzianna!

F               Em         Dm              G7
Better get the sugar boats up on the shore, well,

C                 G7  C
'Round the bay of Mexico
[Chorus]
C                 G7   C
'Round the bay of Mexico

C       F   C
Way up Suziana!

F   Em        Dm         G7
Mexico is the place I belong in

C                 G7   C
'Round the bay of Mexico
[Verse 2]
C                     G7
Why those young gals love me so?

C        F    C
Way up, Suzianna!

F         Em        Dm              G7
'Cause I don't tell ev'rything that I know

C                 G7   C
'Round the bay of Mexico

C                          G7
When I was a young man and in my prime

C       F    C
Way up, Suzianna!

F            Em         Dm         G7
Court those young girls ten at a time, boys

C                 G7   C
'Round the bay of Mexico
[Chorus]
C                 G7   C
'Round the bay of Mexico

C       F   C
Way up Suziana!

F   Em         Dm        G7
Mexico is the place I belong in

C                 G7   C
'Round the bay of Mexico
[Verse 3]
C                   G7
Nassau girls ain't got no comb

C        F    C
Way up, Suzianna!

      F          Em         Dm           G7
They comb their hair with a whipper back bone

C                 G7   C
'Round the bay of Mexico

C                            G7
When I leave the sea, I'll settle down

C        F    C
Way up, Suzianna!

        F        Em       Dm      G7
With a big, fat mama from Bimini town

C                 G7   C
'Round the bay of Mexico
[Chorus]
C                 G7   C
'Round the bay of Mexico

C        F    C
Way up Suziana!

F   Em         Dm        G7
Mexico is the place I belong in

C                 G7   C
'Round the bay of Mexico

C                 G7   C
'Round the bay of Mexico
Alternate Lyrics
C                G7    C
Round the bay of Mexico

C       F   C
Way up Suzyanna

F    Em       Dm            G7
Mexico's the place that I belong in

C                 G7   C
Round the bay of Mexico

C                  G7        C
Been to sea for a month or more

C        F    C
Way up Suzyanna

F        Em          Dm       G7
Lookin' forward to my time on shore

C                G7   C
Round the bay of Mexico

C                      G7      C
The wind is high, the sky is blue

C        F    C
Way up Suzyanna

F         Em        Dm      G7
Bound to anchor in a day or two

C                G7   C
Round the bay of Mexico

C                   G7      C
I can see it all before my eye

C       F     C
Way up Suzyanna

F       Em       Dm            G7
A big café and a bottle full o' rye

C                G7   C
Round the bay of Mexico

C                       G7         C
Some beans and rice to soothe my taste

C       F     C
Way up Suzyanna

F             Em  Dm            G7
I ain't gonna let nothin' go to waste

C                G7    C
Round the bay of Mexico

C                  G7     C
Put some kerchiefs in my bag

C       F     C
Way up Suzyanna

        F      Em    Dm            G7
Tell a tale or two so I can really brag

C         G7         C
Round the bay of Mexico

C                    G7           C
There's Rosita and Chiquita and pretty maid Bell

C        F     C
Way up Suzyanna

      F               Em       Dm          G7
If I meet them all at once I'll never get well

C          G7       C
Round the bay of Mexico