Just ^Bmsit right back and you'll ^Ahear tale, A ^Bmtale of a fateful ^Atrip That ^Bmstarted from this ^Atropic port, a-^Gboard this ^Atiny ^Bmship The m^Cmate was a mighty ^A#sailin' man, the ^Cmskipper brave and ^A#sure Five ^Cmpassengers set ^A#sail that day for a ^G#three ^A#hour ^Cmtour, A ^G#three ^A#hour ^Cmtour

The ^C#mweather started ^Bgetting rough, the ^C#mtiny ship was ^Btossed If ^C#mnot for the courage of the ^Bfearless crew, the ^Aminnow ^Bwould be ^C#mlost The ^AMinnow ^Bwould be ^C#mlost

The ^Dmship set ground on the ^Cshore of this ^Dmuncharted desert ^Cisle With ^DmGilligan, the ^CSkipper Too, The ^DmMillionaire and his^C wife The ^Dmmo-vie ^Cstar, The ^Dmprofessor and ^CMary Ann, ^DHere on ^CGilligan's ^DIsle

So, ^Bmthis is a tale of our ^Acastaways, they're ^Bmhere for a long, long ^Atime They'll ^Bmhave to make the ^Abest of things, ^Git's an ^Auphill ^Bmclimb The ^Cmfirst mate and his ^A#skipper too will ^Cmdo their very ^A#best To ^Cmmake the others ^A#comfortable in the ^G#tropic ^A#island ^Cmnest No ^C#mphone - no lights, no ^Bmotorcars, not a ^C#msingle lux - ^Bury Just like ^C#mRobinson ^BCrusoe, it's p^Arimitive ^Bas can ^C#mbe

So ^Dmjoin us here each ^Cweek my friend, You're ^Dmsure to get a ^Csmile From ^Dmseven stranded ^Ccastaways, ^DHere on ^CGilligan's ^DIsle