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The Great Lakes Song - Performed by Pat Dailey
Written by Pat Dailey & Shel Silverstein
G Em
The Great Lakes are a diamond on the hand of North America
C D
Brightly shining jewel on the friendship bordering
G Em
Freshwater highway coming down from Canada
C D G
All along the shoreline, you can hear them sing
chorus:
G Em
Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
C D
Coming down from Mackinac and Sault St. Marie
G Em
Blue water Huron, Flow down to Lake Erie-O
C D G
Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea
G Em
Hearty are the seamen on the ships that load the iron ore
C D
Sailing out of Thunder Bay and bound for Buffalo
G Em
Hearty are the fishermen just like their fathers were before
C D G
Say they'll bury me at sea come my time to go
(chorus)
G Em
Oh the tales the sailors spin of mermaids singing in the wind
C D
the sinking of the Bessemer, the drowning of the crew
G Em
Memories of waters crossed of women won and fortunes lost
C D G
Are etched upon their faces and their faded old tatoos
Em C
Down below the quarter decks the old men mend the fishing nets
G D
Up above the windy bridge the young men curse into the wind
Em C
All along the winds of straits(?) the wives and mothers lie awake
G D
Pray on lady of the lake to send them home again
(chorus)
(chorus)
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