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T:O 'Twas in the Broad Atlantic
B:Singing Together, Spring 1985, BBC Publications
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
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w:O 'twas in the broad At-lan-tic, 'Mid the e-qui-noc-tial gales,
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w:That a young fel-low fell ov-er board A-mong the sharks and whales.
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w: And_ down he went like a streak of light, So quick-ly down went he,
 AB |c2c2 c2AA |d2d2 d2BB |cccc B2G2 | F4
w:Un-*til he came to a mer-ma-id At the bot-tom of the deep blue sea.
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w: Sing-ing Rule Bri-tan-nia, Bri-tan-nia rule the waves!
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w:Bri-tons ne-ver, ne-ver, ne-ver shall be
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w:mar-ri-ed to a mer-ma-id At the bot-tom of the deep blue sea.
W:O 'twas in the broad Atlantic,
W:'Mid the equinoctial gales,
W:That a young fellow fell over board
W:Among the sharks and whales.
W:And down he went like a streak of light,
W:So quickly down went he,
W:Until he came to a mer-ma-id
W:At the bottom of the deep blue sea.
W:
W:
W:(Chorus)
W:Singing Rule Britannia,
W:Britannia rule the waves!
W:Britons never, never, never shall be
W:Marri-ed to a mer-ma-id
W:At the bottom of the deep blue sea.
W:
W:She raised herself on her beautiful tail,
W:And gave him her soft white hand,
W:I've long been waiting for you, my dear,
W:Now welcome safe to land.
W:Go back to your mess-mates for the last time
W:And tell them all from me,
W:That you're mar-ri-ed to a mer-ma-id
W:At the bottom of the deep blue sea.
W:
W:We sent a boat to look for him
W:Expecting to find a corpse,
W:When he came up with a bang and a shout
W:And a voice sepulchrally hoarse:
W:"My comrades and my mess-mates,
W:O do not look for me,
W:For I'm mar-ri-ed to a mer-ma-id
W:At the bottom of the deep blue sea."
W:
W:The anchor was weighed and the sails unfurled,
W:And the ship was sailing free,
W:Went we went up to our cap-i-tain
W:And our tale we told to he.
W:The captain went to the old ship's side,
W:And out loud bellowed he,
W:"Be as happy as you can with your wife, my man,
W:At the bottom of the deep blue sea."
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