Dark-eyed Sailor Chords

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C F C

CAs I roved oFut one evCening fAm air

It bein' the sumCmertime to tFake the aCir F

I spied a saAmilor and a lGady gCay F

And I stAmood to liC sten

And I stFood to liCsten to hGear what they would Csay. F

CHe said "Fair lFady, why dCo you rAm oam

For the day is spCent and the niFght is oC n"

She heaved a sAmigh while the teGars did rC oll

"For my dAmark-eyed saC ilor

For my daFrk-eyed saCilor, so yoGung and stout and bCold." F

C"'Tis seven long yeFars since he leCft this lAm and

A ring he tCook from off his lFily-white hCand F

One half of the rAming is still hGere with mCe F

But the oAmther's roC llin'

But the otFher's roCllin' at the boGttom of the sCea." F

CHe said "You may drFive him oCut of your mAm ind

Some other yoCung man you will suFrely fCind F

Love turns asAmide and soon coGld has grCown F

Like the wiAmnter's morC ning

Like the wiFnter's moCrning, the hiGlls are white with sC now."

CShe said "I'll nFever forCsake my dAm ear

Although we're paCrted this mFany a yCear F

Genteel he Amwas and a rGake like yCou F

To inAmduce a mC aiden

To indFuce a maCiden to slGight the jacket bC lue."

COne half of the rFing did young WiClliam sAm how

She ran disCtracted in grFief and wCoe F

Sayin' "WiAmlliam, William, I have gGold in stCore F

For my daAmrk-eyed saC ilor

For my daFrk-eyed saCilor has prGoved his honour lC ong"

CAnd there is a coFttage by yoCnder lAm ea

This couple's marCried and dFoes agCree F

So maids be lAmoyal when your lGove's at sCea F

For a clAmoudy morC ning

For a clFoudy morCning brings iGn a sunny dCay. F

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