Stompin' Tom Connors - The coal boat song
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Verse 1
DI left Cape Breton on the coal boat, for St.John's NewfoundA7land
And I met a little girl named Sally
And I took her by her little white Dhand
She shook h little head and said" no way Fred "
I won't go along with your Gplan
You bin workin on the Dcoal boat b'y
And your A7nothing but a dirty old Dman
GYou bin workin on the Dcoal boat b'y
And your A7nothing but a dirty old Dman
"Well I had to think of something real fast ya know"
Verse 2
DYa I'm gonna quit the dirty coal boats
I want to live In NewfoundA7land
I'll buy a suit and get married
Put a ring apon your pretty white Dhand
She nodded her head and said "ok Fred"
Sall went along with the Gplan
But I'm still workin on the Dcoal boat b'y
And I'm A7nothing but a dirty old Dman
GYa I'm still workin a the Dcoal boat b'y
And I'm A7nothing but a dirty old Dman
Verse 3
DIt was some time later on the coal boat
I got a little letter from A7home
Sally said Freddy was a good boy
but the little beggar wanted to Droam
She said "it's to bad that he's got ya for a dad
And I hope ya feel real Ggrand
He gone workin on the Dcoal boat b'y
To be A7just like his dirty old Dman
GYa he's gone workin on the Dcoal boat b'y
To be A7just like his dirty old Dman
Verse 4
DI left Cape Breton on the coal boat ,for St.John's NewfoundA7land
And good old Sally was a Waitin
and I took Her by her little white Dhand
She shook her little head and said no way Fred
Won't go along with your Gplan
You ain't gonna quit the Dcoal boat b'y
Cause I A7loves ya you dirty old Dman
GYou ain't gonna quit the Dcoal boat b'y
Cause I A7loves ya you dirty old Dman
Verse 5
DSo come on all younge fellers on the coal boat
I hope your gonna underA7stand
If you got a pretty little girlfriend
And ya taker by her little white Dhand
If she turns her back and says no way Jack
I won't go along with your Gplan
Just keep workin on the Dcoal boat b'y
If you A7wants to be a dirty old Dman
GJust keep workin on the Dcoal boat b'y
And you'll be A7nothing but a dirty old Dman