Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verse 1
Should you wander this land to the North,
And few seldom do,
Should you follow the song of the gull
To enchanted western isles,
Coax a fisherman to take you out
Where the silky seals are seen,
Hear the stories that they tell about
Prechorus
The maiden who is their queen,
(mute the high string)
The maiden who is their queen.
Chorus 1st
Celia of the seals,
She knows just how they feel,
Celia of the seals.
Interlude 1
(just picking the open chords)
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
Bridge
Verse 2
Seal hunters are not brave and bold,
They murder her poor wee seals
And cut off their skins to be sold,
Cursed be he who deals.
There's no reason for this slaughtering,
They're left on the rocks to bleed
He's not a man who does this thing,
Prechorus
It's a cruel and a heartless deed,
A cruel and a-heartless deed.
Chorus 2
Celia of the seals,
She knows just how they feel,
Celia of the seals.
Celia of the seals,
Celia of the seals,
She knows just how they feel,
Celia of the seals,
Celia of the seals,
Celia of the seals,
Interlude 2 / End: (picking the open chords)
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"
fade out:
"Voyna, voyna, voyna, voyna voyna vay"