The Real McKenzies - Chip

^AmChip worked as a boatwright as his father and his gran ^AmA' working in a boatyard building o^Fn the Ri^Gver Th^Amames ^AmOne day Chip was hard at work, the Devil appeared from hell ^AmHe held a roll of copper and a bu^Fcket f^Gull of n^Amails

^AmThe Devil said unto Chip, "Take these n^Gails and copper roll But you ^Falso have to take this rat and ^GI will take your soul" ^AmChip despised the rat, and the ^Grat squealed and hissed But the bucket of nails and copper were ^Ftoo much ^Gto res^Amist

^AmChip went straight to work, he'd get rid of the rat ^AmAnd there would no' be a problem with his ^Fdeath aft^Ger the f^Amact ^AmBut the devil rat wouldn't die, no matter how hard he tried ^AmThe rat attacked the boatwright and 'e ^Fbit him ^Gin the ^Ameye

^AmIt seemed as if the river rats fell ^Gunder Satan's spell They ^Ffollowed Chip around and made his ^Glife a living hell He ^Amslowly lost his mind, he ^Glost his family He ^Glost his job and had to join the ^FKing's ^GNav^Amy

A ^Amlemon grows a pip A ^Fyard will build a ^Gship As ^AmSatan is my master I will get you, ^GChip A ^Amlemon grows a pip A yard will build a ^Gship As ^AmSatan is my ma^Gster

^AmThe rats chased Chip up the gangplank of the ship ^AmAnd they bit him and they tortured him unt^Fil he ^Gfinally ^Amflipped ^AmHe sniveled to the captain to turn around the rig ^AmThe captain spied his madness and they ^Fchucked him ^Gin the ^Ambrig

^AmNow, the devil rat had his man, he ^Gknew just what to do He'd ^Fcommand the rats and through the ^Gplanks they'd chew The ^Amwater rushed in, and the ^Gship went down She was ^Gsmashed upon the rocks on which the ^Frats ^Gdanced ^Amaround

A ^Amlemon grows a pip A ^Fyard will build a ^Gship As ^AmSatan is my master I will get you, ^GChip A ^Amlemon grows a pip A ^Fyard will build a ^Gship As ^AmSatan is my master I will get you, ^GChip A ^Amlemon grows a pip A ^Fyard will build a ^Gship As ^AmSatan is my master I will get you, ^GChip A ^Amlemon grows a pip A ^Fyard will build a ^Gship As ^AmSatan is my master I GOT YOU C^AmHIP!