Misc Traditional - The big ships a sailing

^GOh the big ship's a sailing far a^Dcross the ^Gocean Fare thee ^D7well lovely Annie I ^Dbid you ^Ga-^Ddieu And I ^Gcant return where ^Csmall birds are n^Gesting Or ^Ctake you dear ^GAnnie and ^Dmake you my ^Gbride

^GYou remember dear Annie when we w^Dalked on the ^Gmountain And we ^D7saw all those young ^Dmen a m^Garching ^Daway To ^Gfight for her ^Ccountry and f^Gree her from bondage When ^CI left you dear ^GAnnie I ^Dwent with them that ^Gday

^GWe fought hard through winter and ^Dmany died ^Gbravely 7 D G D And we thought of our loved ones, our country unfree And my ^Gheart nearly broke when I ^Cthought of the ^Gmountain Where ^CI held you in my ^Garms on that ^Dwarm summer's ^Gday

^GBut our names they were given by a ^DJudas in^Gformer I re^D7member his face, he ^Dfought ^Gright beside ^Dme I was ^Ggiven the assignment to ^Ckill him one ^Gevening And ^Cbury his body ^Gin the deep ^Dflowing ^Gsea

^GSo now you know Annie why ^DI must ^Gleave you And ^D7why I can't take you and ^Dmake you ^Gmy ^Dbride For I ^Gam in danger and ^Cfear every ^Gstranger In ^Cvillage and ^Gcity who ^Dwalks by my ^Gside

^GSo come with me Annie once ^Dmore to the ^Gmountain And w^D7alk with me slowly to the ^Dship ^Gby the ^Dsea And ^Glet me carress you and ^Ckiss you and ^Gbless you For ^Cever and always ^Gyou'll be ^Ddearest to ^Gme

^GFarewell to my homeland, my ^Dparents and ^Gcomrades The ^D7brave men who ^Ddied and ^Gfought beside ^Dme To the ^Gmountains and ^Cvalleys, the g^Green fields of Erin May the ^Cyoung men of ^GIreland bring ^Dyou liber^Gty