St Brendans Fair Isle Chords & Lyrics - Misc Traditional

When [D]I was a lad on the [G]Emerald [D]Isle,
I heard [Bm]many stories [D]both lovely and [Bm]wild.
A [D]bout the great dragons and [G]monsters that [D]be,
That swallow the [Bm]ships as they [D]sail on the [Bm]sea.
'Tho [G]I was an artist with canvas and paints,
I sailed with Saint Brendan and his jolly [D]saints.
We [G]told the good people, "Goodbye for a while,
We [D]sailed for [A]Saint Brendan's [D]fair isle, fair isle,
We sailed for [A]Saint Brendan's [D]fair isle.

When [D]we had been sailing for [G]ninety-four [D]days,
We came [Bm]to a spot where the [D]sea was [Bm]ablaze.
[D]Those demons from Hades [G]was dancing with [D]glee
And burning the [Bm]sailors a[D]live on the [Bm]sea
Then [G]Saint Brendan walked on the festering waves,
He threw all the demons right back to their [D]caves,
And [G]all of the saints bore a heavenly smile,
We [D]sailed for [A]Saint Brendan's [D]fair isle, fair isle,
We sailed for [A]Saint Brendan's [D]fair isle.

One [D]night while the brethren [G]were lying [D]asleep,
A great [Bm]dragon came up from [D]under the [Bm]deep.
[D]He thundered and light[G]ninged and made a great [D]din;
He awakened [Bm]Saint Brendan [D]and all of [Bm]his men.
The [G]dragon came on with his mouth open wide.
We threw in a cross and the great dragon [D]died.
We [G]skinned him and cooked him and feasted awhile
We [D]sailed for [A]Saint Brendan's [D]fair isle, fair isle,
We sailed for [A]Saint Brendan's [D]fair isle.

At [D]last we came onto that [G]beautiful [D]land.
We all [Bm]went ashore and we [D]walked on the [Bm]sand.
[D]We took up our longbows and [G]killed a [D]Zebu.
We roas[Bm]ted it up and [D]had hot [Bm]barbecue.
And [G]after a while we were singing a song,
We noticed the island was moving [D]along.
We [G]ate and we drank and we rode in high style,
We [D]sailed for [A]Saint Brendan's [D]fair isle, fair isle,
We sailed for [A]Saint Brendan's [D]fair isle.

Now [D]Brendan said, "Boys, this is [G]much to my [D]wish
"We [Bm]ride on the back of the [D]world's biggest [Bm]fish
"[D]Hold fast to the rope [G]that is [D]pulling the ship,
"We'll [Bm]need it some [D]day if this [Bm]fish takes a dip!"
We [G]sailed every ocean, we sailed every sea,
We sailed every spot that a [D]sailor could be.
In [G]forty-four days we sailed ten million miles,
We [D]sailed for [A]Saint Brendan's [D]fair isle, fair isle,
We sailed for [A]Saint Brendan's [D]fair isle.