[C]As I was a-walking down Paradise street [C]To me [Am]way, aye, [Dm]blow the man [G]down [Dm]A pretty young [G]damsel I chanced for to [Dm]meet [G]Give me some time to [C]blow the man down
[C]She was round in the counter and bluff in the bow [C]To me [Am]way, aye, [Dm]blow the man [G]down [Dm]So I took in all [G]sail and cried "Way enough [Dm]now!" [G]Give me some time to [C]blow the man down
[C]I hailed her in English, she answered me clear [C]To me [Am]way, aye, [Dm]blow the man [G]down [Dm]I'm from the [G]Black Arrow, bound to [Dm]Shakespeare [G]Give me some time to [C]blow the man down
[C]She says to me "Will you stand me a treat?" [C]To me [Am]way, aye, [Dm]blow the man [G]down [Dm]"Delighted" says [G]I "for a charmer so [Dm]sweet" [G]Give me some time to [C]blow the man down
[C]So I tailed her my flipper and took her in tow [C]To me [Am]way, aye, [Dm]blow the man [G]down [Dm]And yardarm to [G]yardarm, away we did [Dm]go [G]Give me some time to [C]blow the man down
[C]I bought her a two shilling dinner in town [C]To me [Am]way, aye, [Dm]blow the man [G]down [Dm]And trinkets [G]and laces and bonnet and [Dm]gown [G]Give me some time to [C]blow the man down
[C]We walked and we talked and her name it was Gwen [C]To me [Am]way, aye, [Dm]blow the man [G]down [Dm]I kissed her a [G]couple and kissed her [Dm]again [G]Give me some time to [C]blow the man down
[C]I says "Will you marry a seafaring man?" [C]To me [Am]way, aye, [Dm]blow the man [G]down [Dm]She says "I'll ask [G]Mother to see if I [Dm]can." [G]Give me some time to [C]blow the man down
[C]Along comes a sailor, they call him Half Ton, [C]To me [Am]way, aye, [Dm]blow the man [G]down [Dm]He says to her [G]"Mother" she murmurs [Dm]"My son!" [G]Give me some time to [C]blow the man down
[C]She says to him "Son, here is your new dadee" [C]To me [Am]way, aye, [Dm]blow the man [G]down [Dm]But I says "I'm [G]bound for the rolling [Dm]sea" [G]Give me some time to [C]blow the man down
Added or amended 3rd May 2022 Reproduced soley for educational purposes
