Missionary's Child Lyrics And Chords
4/4. Use a capo on the 1st fret to play along to the Irish Rovers an their album Tall Ships & Salty Dogs. The Bm-chords in the intro and the bridges are optional and may simply be replaced by D-chords without significantly changing to sound. Chords by Marc.
Intro: Em-D-Em-Bm-Em
Me (Em)name is Matthew (D)Andersen and I (Em)come from the (D)Boston (Em)Town
And I (Em)sailed on a Yankee (D)whaling ship to the (Em)southern (D)whaling (Em)grounds.
It was my (G)first trip on a (Em)whaling ship and the (G)life was hard to (B7)bear –B7
But I (Em)heard about the girls in (D)Hilo town and the (Em)whale fish (D)every(Em)where.
Chorus
(G)Way hey (D)roll and go
(C)Hide your daughters (D)down below.
There’s a (G)Yankee (D)ship out (G)in the (C)bay, (short break)
(Em)Coming to town for some (Bm)fun to(Em)day.
Bridge: Em-D-Em-Bm-Em
When (Em)I got down into (D)Hilo town (Em)all that they’d (D)said was (Em)true,
Our (Em)ship was full of (D)oil, me boys, there was (Em)girls for (D)all of the (Em)crew.
But (G)I fell in with a (Em)Yankee maid, from (G)Maryland she (B7)came. –B7
Her (Em)father was missionary, (D)that’s what she said, and (Em)she was (D)just the (Em)same.
Be(Em)fore I had a (D)chance to run she had (Em)taken me (D)by the (Em)hand
And she (Em)led me up to her (D)father’s church, (Em)down by the (D)Hilo (Em)strand.
So in(G)stead of rollin’ (Em)up in bed with some (G)dark-eyed Hilo (B7)whore –B7
I (Em)sang the hymns and I (D)yelled “Amen!” with the (Em)maid from (D)Balti(Em)more.
Chorus + Bridge
And (Em)now my whalin’s (D)over and my (Em)sailin’ (D)days are (Em)done.
Them (Em)big blue eyes of the (D)Yankee maid (Em)spoiled the (D)sailor’s (Em)fun.
She (G)taught me how to (Em)sing an preach but she (G)loved me up and (B7)down –B7
So (Em)here I’ll stay with that (D)missionary’s child in that (Em)sunny (D)Hilo (Em)Town.
Chorus twice + Final Bridge
Me (Em)name is Matthew (D)Andersen and I (Em)come from the (D)Boston (Em)Town
And I (Em)sailed on a Yankee (D)whaling ship to the (Em)southern (D)whaling (Em)grounds.
It was my (G)first trip on a (Em)whaling ship and the (G)life was hard to (B7)bear –B7
But I (Em)heard about the girls in (D)Hilo town and the (Em)whale fish (D)every(Em)where.
Chorus
(G)Way hey (D)roll and go
(C)Hide your daughters (D)down below.
There’s a (G)Yankee (D)ship out (G)in the (C)bay, (short break)
(Em)Coming to town for some (Bm)fun to(Em)day.
Bridge: Em-D-Em-Bm-Em
When (Em)I got down into (D)Hilo town (Em)all that they’d (D)said was (Em)true,
Our (Em)ship was full of (D)oil, me boys, there was (Em)girls for (D)all of the (Em)crew.
But (G)I fell in with a (Em)Yankee maid, from (G)Maryland she (B7)came. –B7
Her (Em)father was missionary, (D)that’s what she said, and (Em)she was (D)just the (Em)same.
Be(Em)fore I had a (D)chance to run she had (Em)taken me (D)by the (Em)hand
And she (Em)led me up to her (D)father’s church, (Em)down by the (D)Hilo (Em)strand.
So in(G)stead of rollin’ (Em)up in bed with some (G)dark-eyed Hilo (B7)whore –B7
I (Em)sang the hymns and I (D)yelled “Amen!” with the (Em)maid from (D)Balti(Em)more.
Chorus + Bridge
And (Em)now my whalin’s (D)over and my (Em)sailin’ (D)days are (Em)done.
Them (Em)big blue eyes of the (D)Yankee maid (Em)spoiled the (D)sailor’s (Em)fun.
She (G)taught me how to (Em)sing an preach but she (G)loved me up and (B7)down –B7
So (Em)here I’ll stay with that (D)missionary’s child in that (Em)sunny (D)Hilo (Em)Town.
Chorus twice + Final Bridge