D                 G        D
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
   D                  A7
A whale of a tale or two
           D                    G
'bout the flappin' fish and the girls i've loved
    D           A7            D     A7
On nights like this with the moon above
   D          A7       D        A7
A whale of a tale and it's all true
    D      A7   D
I swear by my tattoo

           G               D
There was mermaid minnie, met her down in madagascar
 G                D
She would kiss me, any time that i would ask her
 G                    D                 A7
Then one evening her flame of love blew out
 D       A7       D       G
Blow me down and pick me up!
     D          A7    D
She swapped me for a trout

        D                 G        D
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
   D                 A7
A whale of a tale or two
           D                    G
'bout the flappin' fish and the girls i've loved
   D           A7            D     A7
On nights like this with the moon above
  D          A7       D        A7
A whale of a tale and it's all true
    D      A7   D
I swear by my tattoo

           G             D
There was typhoon tessie, met her on the coast of java
 G                 D
When we kissed i bubbled up like molten lava
 G                     D                A7
Then she gave me the scare of my young life
 D       A7       D      G
Blow me down and pick me up!
     D       A7        D
She was the captain's wife 

       D                  G        D
Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
   D                 A7
A whale of a tale or two
           D                    G
'bout the flappin' fish and the girls i've loved
   D           A7            D     A7
On nights like this with the moon above
  D          A7       D        A7
A whale of a tale and it's all true
    D      A7   D
I swear by my tattoo