Country Joe and the Fish - Save the whales
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From: fkgertsc@ice.lakeheadu.ca
Subject: CRD: Save the Whales by Country Joe
Hi!!! I promised these chords and lyrics to someone...I just don't have their
e-mail. Hope this helps whoever it was!!!
Save the Whales by Country Joe MacDonald
WAmhen my grandpa Gwas a boy, he went down to the general store
SAmaw a picture Gbook of whales, shooting their spouts aAmnd flashing their tails
TAmhen he got a sailor'sG dream about cruisin' around on the salty sea
JAmoined up with Ga fishin' crew to go out and get hAmim a whale or two
TeAmll me what kind of men are these who sail upon the salty seas G
UpAm in the riggin' in the afternoon, swabbin' the decks aGnd
sharpAmening harpoons
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HAmooray and up she rises
HGooray and up she rises
HAmooray and up she rises
EGarly in the morning Am
There's lots of whales in the deep blue sea and we kill them for the industry
We drag'em along side and cut'em in two and melt'em down and sell it to you
There hardly is a sailor alive who can keep the tears from his eyes
As he remembers the good old days, when there were no whales to save
Now we can thank the companies for scouring the deep blue seas
Looking for ivory and perfume and oil to light your living room
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Shanghaied by the light of the moon, put up in Boston in the middle of June
After six months I left the sea, nothing but death and misery
Set out on a 3 year cruise, a union ship and a union crew
After six months you begin to see, whaling's not what it used to be
A modern ship and a modern crew with sonar scopes and exploding harpoons
A mechanincal boat made out of steel and a floating machine gun to kill the
whale
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