Seelie Court – The Wreck of the Nancy Lee Chords

l’lI tell you the tale of the Nancy Lee
The ship that got ship wrecked at sea
And the bravest man was Captain Brown
’cause he played his ukulele as the ship went down

All the crew were in despair
Some rushed here and some rushed there.
But the captain sat in the captain’s chair
And he played his ukulele as the ship went down

The captain called to Seaman Jones
“You’d best put on your working clothes.
While you can stand and play your hose,
l’|l play my ukulele as the ship goes down”.

All the crew were in despair
Some rushed here and some rushed there.
But the captain sat in the captain’s chair
And he played his ukulele as the ship went down

The owners signalled to the crew
Saying, “Do the best that you can do.
We’re only insured for half a crown
So we’ll all be out of pocket if the ship goes down”

All the crew were in despair
Some rushed here and some rushed there.
But the captain sat in the captain’s chair
And he played his ukulele as the ship went down

The Captain’s wife was on board ship
And he was very glad of it
But she could swim and might not drown
So they tied her to the anchor as the ship went down

All the crew were in despair
Some rushed here and some rushed there.
But the captain sat in the captain’s chair
And he played his ukulele as the ship went down

The crow’s nest fell and killed the crow
The starboard watch was two hours slow
But the captain sang Fal oh di do
And he played his ukulele as the ship went down

All the crew were in despair
Some rushed here and some rushed there.
But the captain sat in the captain’s chair
And he played his ukulele as the ship went down

And that was the tale of the Nancy Lee
The ship that got ship wrecked at sea
And Captain Brown was in command
Now he plays his ukulele in the mermaid band