Tom: D
D G D
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
D A7
A whale of a tale or two
D G
'bout the flappin' fish and the girls i've loved
D A7 D A7
On nights like this with the moon above
D A7 D A7
A whale of a tale and it's all true
D A7 D
I swear by my tattoo
G D
There was mermaid minnie, met her down in madagascar
G D
She would kiss me, any time that i would ask her
G D A7
Then one evening her flame of love blew out
D A7 D G
Blow me down and pick me up!
D A7 D
She swapped me for a trout
D G D
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
D A7
A whale of a tale or two
D G
'bout the flappin' fish and the girls i've loved
D A7 D A7
On nights like this with the moon above
D A7 D A7
A whale of a tale and it's all true
D A7 D
I swear by my tattoo
G D
There was typhoon tessie, met her on the coast of java
G D
When we kissed i bubbled up like molten lava
G D A7
Then she gave me the scare of my young life
D A7 D G
Blow me down and pick me up!
D A7 D
She was the captain's wife
D G D
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
D A7
A whale of a tale or two
D G
'bout the flappin' fish and the girls i've loved
D A7 D A7
On nights like this with the moon above
D A7 D A7
A whale of a tale and it's all true
D A7 D
I swear by my tattoo
