The Longest Johns

Joli Rouge

The Longest Johns


Tom: Am

Am  E  Am


[Verse 1]
     Am
From France we get the Brandy
     G               Am
From Martinique the rum
Am        G
Sweet red Cabernet
     Am
From Italy does come
        Am           G
But the fairest of ‘em all me boys
    C               G
The one to beat the day
   Am         F
Is made from apples
       G     Am
Up the mighty Saguenay

[Chorus]
    Am
So, follow me lads
             G                Am
‘cause this 'ain't no grog or ale
Am         G             Am
One pint down you'll be swingin’ in the gale
Am           G             C                 G
Five pints bully, you’ll be shakin' in your shoes
      Am        F        G      Am
We're half-seas over on the Joli Rouge


[Intro]
Am G x3

Am  E  Am


[Verse 2]
      Am
She's called the Dreadnought Cider
      G                  Am
She's proper and she's fine
    Am                G
And when the day is over
      Am
Sure, I wish that she were mine
   Am               G         C             G
Or in the dark of winter, or on a summer's eve
Am                           F        G
One hand giveth and the other doth receive

[Chorus]
    Am
So, follow me lads
             G                Am
‘cause this 'ain't no grog or ale
Am         G             Am
One pint down you'll be swingin’ in the gale
Am           G             C                 G
Five pints bully, you’ll be shakin' in your shoes
      Am        F        G      Am
We're half-seas over on the Joli Rouge

[Intro]
Am G x3

Am  E  Am

[Verse 3]
   Am
So turn your sails over
    G                   Am
And bring her hard to port
Am                G
Find that little star and fly
Am
Straight into the north
    Am        G
The wild sun upon your back
    C                 G
The wind a-blowing free
Am                      F
We're rolling down the river boys
   G           Am
To old Chicoutimi

[Chorus]
    Am
So, follow me lads
             G                Am
‘cause this 'ain't no grog or ale
Am         G             Am
One pint down you'll be swingin’ in the gale
Am           G             C                 G
Five pints bully, you’ll be shakin' in your shoes
      Am        F        G      Am
We're half-seas over on the Joli Rouge

[Intro]
Am G x3

E  Am

[Verse 4]
   Am
So you can have a Magners
    G             Am
And pour it over ice
  Am               G
Or you can have a Strongbow
        Am
If it's sadness that you like
   Am               G
Or join us up the river
          C                 G
And we'll set your heart aglow
    Am
And how you'll feel
     F           G             Am
When the real cider starts to flow


[Chorus]
    Am
So, follow me lads
             G                Am
‘cause this 'ain't no grog or ale
Am         G             Am
One pint down you'll be swingin’ in the gale
Am           G             C                 G
Five pints bully, you’ll be shakin' in your shoes
      Am        F        G      Am
We're half-seas over on the Joli Rouge

    Am
So, follow me lads
             G                Am
‘cause this 'ain't no grog or ale
Am         G             Am
One pint down you'll be swingin’ in the gale
Am           G             C                 G
Five pints bully, you’ll be shakin' in your shoes
      Am        F        G      Am
We're half-seas over on the Joli Rouge