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*capo 2nd fret
Am Em
When I was a little lad,
Dm Em
Or so my mother told me
Am Em
Way, haul away,
Dm Em Am
we’ll haul away,  Joe
That if I did not kiss the girls
My lips would grow all mouldy
Way, haul away
We’ll haul away, Joe.

King Louis was the King of France
Before the revolution
But then he got his head cut off
Which spoiled his constitution.

Oh, once I had a Newtown girl
And she was fat and lazy
Then I got a Brooklyn gal
She damn near drove me crazy.

So I got a Tawa girl
And she was kind and tender
She left me for a Aucklander
So young and rich and slender.

Way, haul away
I’ll sing to you of Nancy
Way, haul away
She’s just my cut and fancy.

Oh, once I was in Napier
Workin' at the New World
But now I’m on the J'ville Line
A-hauling suits and school girls.

The cook is in the galley
Making duff so handy
And the captain’s in his cabin
Drinkin’ wine and brandy.

Way, haul away
The good ship is a-bowling
Way, haul away
The sheet is now a-blowing.

Way, haul away
We’ll haul away together
Way, haul away
We’ll haul for better weather.

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from NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL SEA SHANTIES vol. 1, released July 1, 2013

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