INTRO (accordion and recorder): A  D  A  E  D  A
 
                        D               A
I'm thinking 'bout when I was a sailor 
                       D    G    A
I spent my time on the open sea
                                  G
When we'd stay off the coast of Jamaica 
    A5                    D A5
I'd secretly steal ashore 
     G5                   D
When natives were waiting for 
A5                         D5 A5
The boy with the lazy soul 
   E              D
To sing with a sailor 
 
 
CHORUS:
A         E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor 
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away 
          E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor 
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away 
Em                   A
Every evening I'd be gone 
Em                        A     E      A
Back on board by break of dawn____
 
 
                       G                  A
I'm thinking 'bout the nights in Jamaica
                     D        G       A
Pretty girls dancing here and there 
                        G                 D
Stole a keg and now I'm drunk as a sailor 
    A5                    D A5
And captain he don't know 
                    G5  D
Where Billy he done go 
    A5                             D5 A5
But I'm singing with native girls 
    E                                D
The songs of a sailor (songs of a sailor)
 
 
CHORUS:
A         E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor 
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away 
          E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor 
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away 
Em                 A
Every sailor sail away 
              Em                        A     E
You better be back on board by break of day____
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL: A  D  A  E  (10x)
 
 
BRIDGE:
      A                     D
Every night in Jamaica, I'd sing with the lady 
    A                            E         A
And drink with the men, 'til the morning appear 
                      D
Well, the sunshine is fresh on my face 
       A                      E
As the song of the night puts the ring in my ear
 
 
CHORUS:
A         E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor 
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away 
          E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor 
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away 
Em                 A  
Every sailor sail away
          E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
              Em                        A   
You better be back on board by break of day
          E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away 
          E    A  E7 A
Vahevala, home of sailor 
          E   A    E7    A
Vahevala, homeward sail away