Great Big Sea - Tickle cove pond

^FIn cuttin and haulin in frost a^Gnd in snow we're up against ^Ftroubles that few people k^G7now It's o^Fnly by courage and p^Gatience and grit and eatin plain ^Ffood that we ^Gkeep ourselves f^Fit The ha^Dmrd and the easy we take as they come F walk down to Dm G and when ponds freeze over we shorten our runs to ^Fhurry my haulin with spring co^Gming on I near lost me a ^Fmare out on ^GTickle Cove ^FPond

^GLay h^Fold William Oldford, lay hold Willi^Gam White Lay hold of the ^Fcordage and pull all your mi^Gght Lay ho^Fld of the bowline and ^Gpull all you can And give me a ^Flift with poor ^GKit on the ^Fpond

I ^Fknew that the ice grew w^Geaker each day But still took the ^Frisk and kept haulin ^G7away One eve^Fning in April bound ^Ghome with a load my mare showed some ^Fhalting ag^Gainst the ice ^Froad She kne^Dmw more than I did as matters turned out F walk down to Dm G Been lucky for me had I joined her in doubt She tu^Frned round her head with t^Gears in her eyes As if she were ^Fsayin "Yo^Gu're risking^F our lives"

All ^Fthis I ignored with a ^Gwhip handle blow For man is a ^Fstupid dumb creature you ^G7know And the ^Fvery next moment the ^Gpond gave a sigh

and up to our ^Fnecks went poor ^GKitty and ^FI CHORUS

And if^Dm I had taken wise Kitty's advice F walk down to Dm G I ne'er would have made that short cut on the ice Poor cr^Feature she's dead, poor c^Greature she's gone I'll ne'er get my ^Fmare out of ^GTickle Cove P^Fond

I ^Fraised an alarm you could ^Ghear for a mile and neighbours showed ^Fup in a very short ^G7while You c^Fan always rely on the ^GOldfords and Whites To render assis^Ftance in ^Gall your bad ^Fplights To he^Dmlp a kind neighbour is part of their lives F walk down to Dm G The same can be said for their children and wives And wi^Fth the rope fastened a^Ground the mare's breast William White for a ^Fshanty song ^Gmade a req^Fuest There was ^Dmno time for thinkin no time for delay F walk down to Dm G Straight from his heart came this song right away