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"The Old Polina" (Tra/Arr.GBS) From "The Hard And the Easy"(2005) Use a capo on the 1st fret (sounding key Eb Major)
There's a nCoble fleet O' whalers,saDmilin' from Dundee, ManFned by British sailors to tFake them o'Fer the SCea On A WCestern ocean passage we stDmarted on the trip, we flFew along just liFke a song on our galClant whaFling shCip
twas the second sunday morning,just after leavin' port, we met a heavy sou'west gale that washed away our boat it washed away our quarterdeck,our stanchions just as well, an so we sent the whole shebang ah-floatin' in the gale Chorus:
For the wCind was on her quarter,the eDmngine's working free, there's nFot another whaler that saFils the ArFctic SCea, cant Cbeat the Old Polina,ye neDmed not try me sons, we chaFllenged all both grFeat and small from DunCdee tFo St JCohns!
Art Jackman set his Canvas,Fairweather got up steam, but Captain Guy the daring B'y came plungin' through the stream and Mullins in "The Husky" tried to beat the bloody lot, but to beat the Old Polina,boys,was something he could not. CHORUS There's the noble "Terra Nova",a model without doubt, the "Arctic" and "Aurora" they talk so much about. Art Jackman's model mailboat,the terror of the sea, tried to beat the Old Polina,on a passage from Dundee. CHORUS Now we're back in old St Johns where rum is very cheap, we'll drink a health to Captain Guy who brought us o'er the deep A health to all our sweethearts,and to our wives so fair, not another ship could make the trip,"The Polina!"I declare CHORUS X2,first A Capella the first verse is actually sung with just a bodhran,with the backing coming in for the second verse. the chords given are the ones starting there (And repeat for the entire song, including the chorus.