Bosun's Alphabet

X:1
T:Bosun's Alphabet
B:Hugill, Stan, (1969), Shanties and Sailors Songs, London, Herbert Jenkins
Z:Stan Hugill
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:3/4    
L:1/8     
K:A
A3 A A A |c2 A2 E2 |F2 B2 B2 |B6 |
w:A is for the An-chor that lies at our bow, 
B3 B B B |d2 B2 G G |E2 G2 F2 |E4 e2 |
w:B is for the Bow-sprit an' the jibs all lie low, Oh, 
c3 c c c |c2 A2 E2 |F2 d2 c2 (|c2 B2) z2 |
w:C is for the Cap-s'n we all run a-round_ 
B3 B B B |d2 B2 G2 |E2 F2 G2 |A6 |
w:D is for the Dav-its to low'r the boat down, 
e6 |cc c2 c2 |AA A2 A2 |DF F2 F2 |F4
w:Sooo! mer-ri-ly, so mer-ri-ly so mer-ri-ly sail we,
B B |B2 B2 B2 |d2 B2 G2 |E2 G2 F2 |E4
w:There's no mor-tal on earth like a sai-lor at sea,
e2 |c3 c c2 |c2 A2 E2 |F2 d2 c2 | (c2 B2)
w:Blow high or blow low! as the ship rolls a-long,_
B B |B2 B2 B2 |d2 B2 G2 |E2 F2 G2 | A6 |]
w: Give a sai-lor his grog an' there's noth-in' goes wrong! 

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/folkinfo.org/Bosuns_Alphabet_1/0000

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