THREE SCORE AND TEN -Johnny McEvoy CAPO One [C]
[G]And it's three score and ten
Boys and men were lost from Grimsby Town
From [D7]Yarmouth down to [G]Scarborough
Many hundreds more were [D7]drowned
Their [G]herring craft their trawlers
Their [C]fishing smacks as [G]well
They [D7]long did fight that bitter night
And battle with the [G]swell.
Me [G]thinks I see a host of craft,
[C]Spreading their sails a[G]lee
As [D7]down the Humber [G]they do glide,
Down for the cold North [D7]Sea
Me [G]thinks I see a wee small craft
And [C]crew with hearts so [G]brave
Going [D7]out to earn their daily bread
Upon the restless [G]waves.
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October's night brought such a sight,
[C]'Twas never seen be[G]fore
There were [D7]masts and yards and [G]broken spars,
Washed up upon the [D7]shore
There was [G]many a heart of sorrow,
There was [C]many a heart so [G]brave
There was [D7]many a true and noble lad
To find a watery [G]grave.
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Me thinks I see them yet again,
As they leave this land behind
Cast[D7]ing their nets in[G]to the sea,
The herring shoals to [D7]find
Me [G]thinks I see them yet again,
And they [C]safe on board all [G]right
With their [D7]sails close-reefed, their decks moist-cleaned
And their side-lights burning [G]bright.
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