Great Big Sea - A boat like gideon brown

Oh ^GGideon lived across the bay He's ^Cgettin' older ^Gnow His ^Cboat is big and ^Gstrong and bold She ^Amhas a stalwart ^Dbow But my ^Gfather's boat was second hand One ^Csomeone used ^Gbefore And ^Cafter every ^Gfishing trip My ^Amfather always ^Dswore That ^Gsomeday he would save enough To ^Cgo to St. John's ^Gtown And ^Cbuy himself a ^Gbig new boat A ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown. A ^CBoat Like ^DGideon ^GBrown.

^GConfederation came around And the ^Cdays of old age ^Gpension He said ^C'Son I'm saving ^Gevery cent' And ^Amthis you must not ^Dmention You ^Gsave the baby bonus too And thin^Cgs just might turn ^Garound And we'll ^Chave enough to ^Gbuy a boat A ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown

'Cause she can ^Empunch the head in any gale And ^Cride the fishing ^Dgrounds I ^Goften thought how ^Emproud I'd be In a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown In a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown

Many ^Gyears did pass away And ^CDad began to ^Gfade He ^Cdidn't talk of ^Gboats too much He ^Amsaid 'Son I'm ^Dafraid' If ^Gthings don't soon improve Then ^CI'll be ^Gunderground ^GBefore we ever get to see ourselves In a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown

'Cause she can ^Empunch the head in any gale And ^Cride the fishing ^Dgrounds I ^Goften thought how ^Emproud I'd be In a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown In a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown

I sat and ^Gheld his hand one day And he ^Csaid 'Son, that ^Gpolicy' The ^Cinsurance is all in ^Gyour name ^AmYou're the ^Dbeneficiary And ^Gwhen I'm gone they'll pay you off Then ^Cgo to St. John's ^Gtown And ^Cbuy yourself a big, ^Gnew boat A ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown

'Cause she can ^Empunch the head in any gale And ^Cride the fishing ^Dgrounds I ^Goften thought ho^Emw proud I'd be In a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown

'Cause she can ^Empunch the head in any gale And ^Cride the fishin^Dg grounds I ^Goften thought how ^Emproud I'd be In a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown In a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown In a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown