Strike the Bell

X:1     %Music
T:Strike the Bell
B:Singing Together, Spring 1974, BBC Publications
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:4/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
K:C
E2 F3/2D/ C2 EG |c2 c3/2B/ A3 z |G2 G3/2G/ AG EC |D2 D3/2E/ D3 z |
w:Aft on the poop there is walk-ing a-bout Our bul-ly sec-ond mate so ab-le and stout, 
E2 E3/2D/ CC EG |c3/2c/ c3/2B/ A3 A |dc BA GF ED |C2 c3/2c/ c3 z |
w:What he is think-ing of he does-n't know him-self, It seems to us he's quite for-got to strike, strike the bell! 
d3/2d/ d2 BA G2 |EG e3/2d/ c3 z |A3/2A/ AA AB cA |G3/2A/ GE D3 z |
w:Strike the bell, sec-ond mate let us go be-low. If you look to wind-'ard you will see its goin' to blow. 
E2 E3/2D/ C2 EG |c2 c3/2B/ A3 A |dc BA GF ED |C2 c3/2c/ c3 z |]
w:Look at the glass, you will see how it's fell. I wish that you would hur-ry up and strike, strike the bell! 

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