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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjuBMs1ftOE The Wreck of the Athens Queen Stan Rogers [Verse 1]
CWe were drinking down to Reedy's house CWhen first we heard the blow CIt seemed to come from Ripper Rock CSo boldly forth to go
[Verse 2]
FAnd sure enough the rustCy tub CCould just be barely seen CAs her stern was high up in the air
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We made out Athens QueenAm CO, the lovely Athens Queen
[Verse 3]
CMe boys I must rGemind you C GThere's a bottle left insideC AmSo let us go and have a fDmew And wait until low tideF
[Verse 4]
CAnd if the sea's not claimed her CWhen the glasses are licked clean CWe will then set forth some dories lads And see what may be seen Am
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COn the lovely Athens Queen
[Verse 5]
CSome songs and old tall stories then CCame out to pass the time EmNor could a single bottle DmKeep us all until low tide F CAnd so it was before we left CThe house we were at sea CSo we scarcely can remember
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How we made the AthAmens Queen CO, the lovely Athens Queen
[Verse 5]
CO the waves inside meG belly C CWere as high as those outside CAnd though I'm never seasick I Clost dinner overside DmT'was well there was noF crew to saCve CFor we'd have scared 'em green FWe could scarcely keep Courselves Am From falling off the Athens QueeCn
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CO, the lovely Athens Queen
[Verse 6]
CWell Reedy goes straight down below CAnd comes up with a cow CHello I said now what would you CBe wantin' with that now FYou'll never take the cow homCe CIn a dory on such sea CWell me friend he says I've always fancied AmFresh cream in me tea C
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CFor the lovely Athens Queen
[Verse 7]
CI headed for the galley then CCause I was rather dry And glad I was to get there quicAk For what should I spy Dm FO what a shame it would have beeCn CFor to lose it all at sea Am CForty cases of the best Napolean CBrandy ever seen
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COn the lovely Athens Queen
[Verse 8]
CI loaded twenty cases boys CThen headed for the shore AmUnloaded them as quick as that And then pulled back for morDme FSmith was pullin' for the shorCe CBut he could scarce be seen CUnder near two hundred chickens AAnd a leather couch of greeCn
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CFrom the lovely Athens Queen
[Verse 9]
CSo here's to all good salvagers CLikewise to Ripper Rock CAnd to Napolean brandy of which
[Verse 9]
Now we have much stock Dm FWe eat a lot of chicken C CAnd sit on a couch of green CAnd we wait for Ripper Rock To claim another Athens Queen Am
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CO, the lovely Athens Queen