Caledonia Ukulele chords by Emily Smith

♫ Verse 1:
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A sailor and his true love sat doon to mak’ their moan
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When by cam’ ane o’ their ain countrymen
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Sayin’
Rise up my bonnie lassie, mak’ haste and come awa’
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There’s a vessel lyin’ bound for Caledonia



♫ Verse 2:
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Well, said the sailor
Are ye willing for to pay
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Five hundred guineas before on board ye gae
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I’ll pay them plack and farthing, before on board I go
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If you'll tak' me tae my bonnie Caledonia

♫ Verse 3:
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Well, said the sailor
Her money we will tak’
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And when we’re on sea, we will throw her over deck
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Or sell her for a slave, lang or e’er she win awa’
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And she’ll never see her bonnie Caledonia

♫ Verse 4:
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Well, said the captain
That’ll never do
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For there are no slaves sold intil oor country noo
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They would hang us ane and a’, they would hang us every man
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If we sold her for a slave in Caledonia

♫ Verse 5:
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Well, said the sailor
She’s lyin’ doon below
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She’s bound hand and foot ready overboard to throw
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She’s bound hand and foot ready overboard to throw
          D                               A              G
And she’ll never see her bonnie Caledonia

♫ Verse 6:
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So the captain away to the fair maid has gane
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Sayin’
What is the reason that ye lie here so lang
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And what is the reason that you’re lying here at all
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For ye’ve paid your passage dear to Caledonia

♫ Verse 7:
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Oh, says the lassie
Oh woe is me
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That ever I was born sic hardships for to see
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For the sailor’s got a lassie he likes better far than me
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And it causes me to weep for Caledonia

♫ Verse 8:
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So the captain away to the sailor has gane
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He’s ta’en him by the neck and him overboard has thrown
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Saying
Tak’ this cup o’ water, though the liquor be but sma’
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And drink your lassie’s health tae Caledonia

♫ Verse 9:
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And they’ve sailed east, and they’ve sailed west
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Until they reached the land that they all loved the best
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For the waves they did roar and the seas they did beat
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And they’ve all arrived safe to Caledonia



♫ Verse 10:
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And they hadnae been there but threequarters o’ a year
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When fine silks and satins he’s made her for to wear
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When in fine silks and satins he’s made her for to go
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Now she’s the captain’s wife in Caledonia
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Now she’s the captain’s wife in Caledonia