Artist: | Dick Nolan (English) |
User: | Claude St louis |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
[Verse 1]
D G D
I’m a hearty old sailor from Newfoundland shore
A
I fished for me living on the wild Labrador
D A7
Now the fishins all over, me work is all done
D G A D
And I’m goin out tonight with me rubber boots on
[Verse 2]
D G D
So I ate up me supper and I shaved off me beard
A
For a courten indeed I was highly prepared
D A
With days work all over and the night comin on
D G A D
I remember that night with me rubber boots on
[Verse 3]
D G D
So I knocked on her door and me knock it was low
A
And out of her slumber me knock she did know
D A
She came to the door and said is that ya Tom
D G A D
Well it is love said I with me rubber boots on
[Verse 4]
G D
She opened the door and invited me in
A
And up to her bedroom she invited me in
D A
She jumped on the bed with the blankets rolled up
D G A D
And I hopped in beside her with me rubber boots on
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[Verse 5]
D G D
Well daylight next morning with the sun and the sky
A
I turned to me true love to say… good bye
D A D
She said don’t you leave me, don’t you know youv’e done wrong By’e,
G A D
you slept here all night with your rubber boots on
[Verse 6]
G D
I turned to me true love with a wink and a smile
D A
Say nothing could happen in such a short while
D A
Whatever I did love, I did it for fun
D G A D
And I hopped out of bed with me rubber boots on
[Verse 7]
D G D
It’ll be 9 months later, I was summons to court
A
10 shillings a week, I was fine for me sport
D A
10 shillings a week from a fisherman’s son
D G A D
I regretted that night with me rubber boots on
[Verse 8]
G D
Well now I’m back fishin, I’m happy for sure
A
I’ll make them 10 shillings on the wild Labrador
D A
And when he gets bigger I’ll take’long me son
D G A D
and he’ll catch the cod fish with his rubber boots on
G A D
Yes he’ll catch da cod fish with his rubber boots on
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