Mrs Macdonalds Lament Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[F] [Bb]

[VERSE]
When the wind's away and the [F]wave away
That crazy old [Bb]fool will go [Eb]down on the [F]bay
[Bb]Dodging the ledges and [Eb]setting his gear
And come [Bb]back when the [F]wind drives him [Bb]in

[CHORUS]
But he [Eb]knows full well the fishing is [Bb]done
His [Eb]credit's all gone and the winter is [Bb]come [F]
But as [Bb]sure as the tide will [Cm]rise and [Eb]run
He'll go [Bb]back on the [F]bay a[Bb]gain [F] [Bb]

[VERSE]
When the snow is down on the [F]Western Bay
That fool will go [Bb]running the [Eb]Fiddler's [F]Ground
[Bb]Hauling his gear in the [Eb]trough of the sea
As [Bb]if he'd no [F]mind of his [Bb]own [Bb7]

[CHORUS]
Yet he [Eb]knows full well the fishing is [Bb]done
His [Eb]credit's all gone and the winter is [Bb]come [F]
But as [Bb]sure as the tide will [Cm]rise and [Eb]run
He'll go [Bb]back on the [F]bay a[Bb]gain [F] [Bb]

[VERSE]
Well, his father's gone, and his [F]brothers are gone
And [Bb]still he goes down on the [Eb]dark of the [F]moon
[Bb]Rowing the dory and [Eb]setting the twine
And it [Bb]won't even [F]pay for his [Bb]time [Bb7]

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [F] [Bb]

[VERSE]
When the wind's away and the [F]wave away
Our [Bb]children go down on the [Eb]morning [F]sun
They go [Bb]rowing their little boats [Eb]out on the tide
And they'll [Bb]follow their [F]foolish old [Bb]man [Bb7]

[VERSE]
Well, you [Eb]blind old fool, your children are [Bb]gone
And you [Eb]never would tell 'gm the fishing was [Bb]done [F]
Their [Bb]days were numbered the [Cm]day they were [Eb]born
The [Bb]same as their [F]foolish old [Bb]man