Acres of Clams
Traditional – Alternatieve titel: Old Settler’s Song , Lay of the Old Settler , Rosin the Beau , ...
Tekst en melodie: Francis D. Henry (1874)
Arrangement door Pianolo
Acres Of Clams
1e strofe
I'veSjabloon:Crdwandered all over this country, prospecting and digging forSjabloon:Crdgold
I'veSjabloon:Crdtunneled , hydraulicked and cradled and I nearlySjabloon:Crdfroze in theSjabloon:Crdcold
AndSjabloon:Crd I nearly froze in the cold (me boys), and I nearly froze in theSjabloon:Crdcold
I'veSjabloon:Crdtunneled , hydraulicked and cradled and I nearlySjabloon:Crdfroze in theSjabloon:Crdcold
2e strofe
ForSjabloon:Crdone who got wealthy by mining, I saw many hundreds getSjabloon:Crdpoor
ISjabloon:Crdmade up my mind to go digging for something aSjabloon:Crdlittle moreSjabloon:Crdsure
ForSjabloon:Crdsomething a little more sure (me boys), for something a little moreSjabloon:Crdsure
ISjabloon:Crdmade up my mind to go digging for something aSjabloon:Crdlittle moreSjabloon:Crdsure
3e strofe
ISjabloon:Crdrolled up my grub in my blanket, I left all my tools on theSjabloon:Crdground
ISjabloon:Crdstarted one morning to shank it for the country theySjabloon:Crdcall PugetSjabloon:Crd Sound
For theSjabloon:Crdcountry they call Puget Sound (me boys), for the country they call PugetSjabloon:Crd Sound
ISjabloon:Crdstarted one morning to shank it for the country theySjabloon:Crdcall PugetSjabloon:Crd Sound
Laatste strofe
NoSjabloon:Crdlonger a slave of ambition, I laugh at the world and itsSjabloon:Crdshams
And ISjabloon:Crdthink of my happy condition, surrounded bySjabloon:Crdacres ofSjabloon:Crdclams
Sur-Sjabloon:Crdrounded by acres of clams (me boys), surrounded by acres ofSjabloon:Crdclams
And ISjabloon:Crdthink of my happy condition, surrounded bySjabloon:Crdacres ofSjabloon:Crdclams
Akkoorden
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