Across The Western Ocean (2nd pos)

ACROSS THE WESTERN OCEAN 2nd pos
Irish sea chantey
Key: D
Harp: G

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Oh the times are hard and the wag-es low

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A-me-lia, where you bound to?

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The Rock-y Moun-tains are my home

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A-cross the west-ern o-cean.

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Oh the land of prom-ise there you’ll see

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A-me-lia, where you bound to?

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I’m bound a-cross that west-ern Sea.

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To join the I-rish ar-my

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And to Liv-er-pool I’ll take my way

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A-me-lia, where you bound to?

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To Liv-er-pool that Yan-kee school.

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A-cross the west-ern o-cean.

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There’s Liv-er-pool Pat

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with his tar-p’lin hat

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A-me-lia, where you bound to?

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And Yan-kee John the pack-et rat.

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A-cross the west-ern o-cean.

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Be-ware the pack-et ships, I say,

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A-me-lia, where you bound to?

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They steal your stores and clothes a-way.

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A-cross the west-ern o-cean.