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 stalward ^Dbow

But my ^Gfather's boat was second hand, one ^Csomeone used be ^Gfore And ^Cafter every fishing ^Gtrip, ^AmMy father always ^Dswore

That ^Gsomeday he would save enough To ^Cgo to St. John's ^Gtown, and ^Cbuy himself a ^Gbig new ^Emboat A ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown, a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown

Con ^Gfederation came around and the ^Cdays of old age ^Gpension He said ' ^CSon I'm saving ^Gevery cent' and ^Amthis you must not ^Dmention You ^Gsave the baby bonus too and things ^Cjust might turn a ^Ground And we'll ^Chave enough to ^Gbuy a ^Emboat, a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown

'Cause she can ^Empunch ahead in any gale And ^Cride the fishing ^Dground, I ^Goften thought how proud I'd be A ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown, A ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown

^GMany years did pass away and ^CDad began to ^Gfade He ^Cdidn't talk of ^Gboats too much. He ^Amsaid 'Son I'm a ^Dfraid' If ^Gthings don't soon improve then ^CI'll be under ^Gground Before we ^Cever get to ^Gsee our ^Emselves in a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown

I ^Gsat and held his hand one day and he said ^C'Son, that poli ^Gcy' The in ^Csurance is all ^Gin your name. You're ^Amthe beneficia ^Dry And ^Gwhen I'm gone they'll pay you off; then ^Cgo to St. John's ^Gtown And ^Cbuy yourself a ^Gbig new ^Emboat, a ^Cboat like ^DGideon ^GBrown