E B
I wish I was a cabin boy on a man of war
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E B E
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war
Pretty work, brave boys,
A E
Pretty work, I say!
B E
Sam's gone away, aboard a man of war
I wish I was a gunner on a man of war
Chorus
I wish I was a bosun on a man of war
Chorus
I wish I was an officer on a man of war
Chorus
I wish I was a captain on a man of war 