Stan Rogers - Bluenose

Once a^Amgain with the tide, she ^Am/Gslips her lines, Turns her ^Fmaj9head and comes awake ^G Where she ^Amlay so still there at ^Am/GPrivateers Wharf, Now she ^Fmaj7quickly gathers way. ^G

She will ^Crange far south of the ^E7harbour mouth, and Re^Amjoice with every ^Dwave, ^{Dsus4 D}

^AmWho will know the Bluenose in the sun.

Feel her ^Ambow rise free of ^Am/GMother sea, In a ^Fmaj9sunburst cloud of spray,^G That ^Amstings the cheek, while the ^Am/Grigging will speak Of ^Fmaj9sea miles gone away,^G

She is ^Calways best under ^E7full press, Hard ^Amover as she'll ^Dlay.^{Dsus4 D}

^AmWho will know the Bluenose ^Gin the ^Fmaj9sun. ^AmWho will know the Bluenose ^Gin the ^Amsun.

The ^Dproud fast queen of the ^GGrand Banks fleet, Por^Ctrayed on every ^E7dime, Knew ^Amhard work in her ^Dtime, Hard ^Amwork in every line.

The ^Drich man's toys of the ^GGloucester boys, With their^C token bit of ^E7cod, They ^Amsnapped their spars and ^Dstrained to pass her ^Gby, But she ^E7left them all be^Amhind...

... Now her namesake ^Am/Gdaughter remains, To ^Fmaj9show what she has been. ^G What ^Amevery school boy ^Am/Gremembers, and ^Fmaj9will not come again. ^G

To ^Cthink she's the last of the ^E7Grand Bank schooners, That ^Amfed so many ^Dmen.^{Dsus4 D}

And ^Amwho will know the Bluenose ^Gin the ^Fmaj9sun. ^AmWho will know the Bluenose ^Gin the ^Amsun.

So ^Amdoes she not take wing like a ^Am/Gliving thing, Child ^Fmaj9of the moving tide, ^G See her ^Ampass with grace on the ^Am/Gwater's face, With ^Fmaj9clean and quiet pride, ^G

Our ^Cown tall ship of ^E7great renown, Still ^Amlifts unto the ^Dsky.^{Dsus4 D}

^AmWho will know the Bluenose ^Gin the ^Fmaj9sun. ^AmWho will know the Bluenose ^Gin the ^Fmaj9sun. ^AmWho will know the Bluenose ^Gin the ^Amsun. Know the ^GBluenose in the ^Amsun Know the ^GBluenose in the ^Amsun