The most ^Gchivalrous fish of the ^D7ocean To ladies forebearing and ^Gmild Though his ^Crecord be dark Is the ^Gman-eating shark Who will ^D7eat neither woman nor c^Ghild.

He dines u^Gpon seamen and s^D7kippers, And tourists his hunger ^Gassuage, And a fresh ^Ccabin boy Will in^Gspire him with joy If he's ^D7past the maturity ^Gage.

A doc^Gtor, a lawyer, a pre^D7acher, He'll gobble one any f^Gine day But the ladies, God ^Cbless 'em, He'll on^Gly address 'em Po^D7litely and go on his ^Gway.

I can ^Greadily cite you an ins^D7tance Where a lovely young lady ^Gof Breem, Who was tender and ^Csweet And de^Glicious to eat, Fell ^D7into the bay with a s^Gcream.

She s^Gtruggled and flounced in the ^D7water And signaled in vain for ^Gher bark, And she'd surely been ^Cdrowned If she h^Gadn't been found By a ^D7chivalrous man-eating s^Ghark.

He b^Gowed in a manner most ^D7polished, Thus soothing her im^Gpulses wild; Don't be frightened," he ^Csaid, "I've been ^Gproperly bred And will ^D7eat neither woman nor c^Ghild."

Then he ^Gproffered his fin and she ^D7took it— Such a gallantry none can ^Gdispute— While the passengers ^Ccheered as the Vessel ^Gthey neared And a ^D7broadside was fired in ^Gsalute.

And they ^Gstood alongside the ^D7vessel, When a life-saving dinghy ^Gwas lowered With the pick of the ^Ccrew, And her ^Grelatives, too And the ^D7mate and the skipper a^Gboard.

So they ^Gtook her aboard in a ^D7jiffy, And the shark stood at attention the ^Gwhile, Then he raised on his ^Cflipper And ^Gate up the skipper And ^D7went on his way with a ^Gsmile.

And this ^Gshows that the prince of the ^D7ocean, To ladies forebearing and ^Gmild, Though his ^Crecord be dark, He's the ^Gman-eating shark Who will ^D7eat neither woman nor c^Ghild.