Burl Ives - The eddystone light

^CMy father was the kee^Gper of the Eddystone Li^Cght ^FAnd he slept with a mer^G7maid o^Cne fine night ^CFrom this union the^Gre came th^Cree ^FA porpoise and a po^G7rgy and the ot^Fher was me

^DYo, ^D7ho, ho, the win^Gd blows fr^G7ee ^G7Oh, for a life on the roll^Cing sea

^COne night while I was a-tri^Gmmin' of the g^Clim ^FA-singin' a ver^G7se from the eve^Cning hymn ^CA voice from the starboard sh^Gouted, "A^Choy ^FAnd there was my m^G7other a-si^Cttin' on a buoy

^DYo, ^D7ho, ho, the wi^Gnd blows f^G7ree ^G7 Oh, for a life on the rol^Cling sea

^C"Oh, what has become of my ch^Gildren thr^Cee?" ^FMy mothеr, ^G7then she asked of ^Cmе ^C"One was exhib^Gited as a talking f^Cish ^FAnd the other was ser^G7ved in a chafing di^Csh"

^DYo, ^D7ho, ho, the wi^Gnd blows fr^G7ee ^G7Oh, for a life on the rolling s^Cea

^CThen the phosphorus fla^Gshed in her sea^Cweed hair ^FI looked ag^G7ain, and my m^Cother wasn't there ^CA voice come a-echoing o^Gut through the ni^Cght: ^F"To Hell with the ke^G7eper of the Eddystone Li^Cght!"

^DYo, ^D7ho, ho, the w^Gind blows f^G7ree ^G7Oh, for a life on the rolling s^Cea