Misc Traditional - Strike the bell

^GOut on the poop deck a-^Cwalkin' about ^GThere stands the second mate so ^Dsturdy and so stout ^GWhat he is thinking of he ^Conly knows himself Oh, we ^Dwish that he would hurry up and ^Gstrike, strike the bell.

^DStrike the bell second mate, ^Glet us go below ^CLook well to windward you can ^Gsee it's gonna ^Dblow; ^GLook at the glass, you can ^Csee it has fell Oh we ^Dwish that you would hurry up and ^Gstrike, strike the bell.

^GDown on the main deck and ^Cworkin' at the pumps, ^GThere is the larboard watch a-^Dlonging for their bunks; They ^Glook out to windward and ^Csee a great swell, They are ^Dwishing that you'd hurry up and ^Gstrike, strike the bell.

^DStrike the bell second mate, ^Glet us go below ^CLook well to windward you can ^Gsee it's gonna ^Dblow; ^GLook at the glass, you can ^Csee it has fell Oh we ^Dwish that you would hurry up and ^Gstrike, strike the bell.

^GForward on the forecastle and ^Ckeepin' sharp lookout, ^GThere is Johnny standin', a-^Dlongin' fer to shout, ^GLights' a-burnin' bright sir and ^Ceverything is well, And he's ^Dwishin' that the second mate would ^Gstrike, strike the bell.

^DStrike the bell second mate, ^Glet us go below ^CLook well to windward you can ^Gsee it's gonna ^Dblow; ^GLook at the glass, you can ^Csee it has fell Oh we ^Dwish that you would hurry up and ^Gstrike, strike the bell.

^GAft at the wheelhouse old ^CAnderson stands, ^GGraspin' at the helm with his ^Dfrostbitten hands, ^GLookin' at the compass through the ^Ccourse is clear as hell And he's ^Dwishin' that the second mate would ^Gstrike, strike the bell.

^DStrike the bell second mate, ^Glet us go below ^CLook well to windward you can ^Gsee it's gonna ^Dblow; ^GLook at the glass, you can ^Csee it has fell Oh we ^Dwish that you would hurry up and ^Gstrike, strike the bell.

^GAft on the quarter deck our ^Cgallant captain stands, ^GLookin' out to windward with a ^Dspyglass in his hand, ^GWhat he is a-thinkin' of we ^Cknow very well, He's ^Dthinkin' more of shortenin' sail than ^Gstrikin' the bell.