Canso Strait Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[D] [Em7] [A7] [G] [D] [Em7] [D]

[VERSE]
In Canso Strait our vessel [Em7]lay
We'd just re[A7]turned from [G]out the [D]Bay [Em7] [D]
A schooner built both stout and [Em7]strong
And to [A7]Gloucester she did be[D]long

[VERSE]
We were homeward bound and ready for [Em7]sea
When our drunken [A7]captain got [G]on a [D]spree [Em7] [D]
He come on board and to us did [Em7]say
"Get your [A7]anchors, boys, and fill a[D]way"

[VERSE]
Well, we got our anchors at his com[Em7]mand
And with all sail [A7]set, we [G]left the [D]land [Em7] [D]
We left old Sand Point on our [Em7]lee
And headed her [A7]out against a steep head-[D]sea

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[D] [Em7] [A7] [G] [D] [Em7] [D]

[VERSE]
Well, the night come on, the dark clouds [Em7]lower
The wind did [A7]howl and the [G]waves did [D]roar [Em7] [D]
An angry wave from the angry [Em7]sky
It knocked her [A7]down about half-mast [D]high

[VERSE]
Well, the jib-sheets parted, which [Em7]eased her some
She come head-to-[A7]wind and she [G]rose a[D]gain [Em7] [D]
We got our jibs in and a new sheet [Em7]bent
And straight'way [A7]aft to our captain [D]went

[VERSE]
We kindly asked him to shorten [Em7]sail
Or we'd be [A7]lost in the [G]heavy [D]gale [Em7] [D]
He cursed and swore, that if the wind would [Em7]blow
He'd show us [A7]how his old boat could [D]go

[VERSE]
Then up spoke one of our gallant [Em7]men
"There's twelve of [A7]us right [G]here at [D]hand [Em7] [D]
We'll reef her down and to sea we'll [Em7]go
And if you re[A7]fuse, you'll be tied be[D]low"

[VERSE]
Well, the seas did roar and the wind did [Em7]rave
We never [A7]thought our [G]lives we'd [D]save [Em7] [D]
But we reefed her down to her own suc[Em7]cess
She's like a [A7]bird swinging for the [D]nest

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[D] [Em7] [A7] [G] [D] [Em7] [D]

[VERSE]
She's headed up off the Cape Shore [Em7]now
She knocks the [A7]white foam [G]off her [D]bow [Em7] [D]
Oh, never again will I ever [Em7]sail
With a drunken [A7]captain and a heavy [D]gale