G Am The wind howls mournful and low o'er the hole in his heart G Am Left a note for his Mother to say he'd be joinin' his Da' C G He said "The Devil's all pissed 'cause I danced with his daughter C G I were born to be hung, so I don't fear the water C D G If he wants me he can chase me below the terrible sea." G Am There's a pinch of tobacco tucked into the sleeve of his coat G Am And a dirty black penny to pay the old man on the boat C G He honours the rocks with a cruciform pose C G Singin' "my love is like a red, red rose" C D G In a single explosion he's gone to the terrible sea