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ALL THE NICE GIRLS LOVE A SAILOR

from 'Ship Ahoy' (1909)

When the man o' war or merchant ship comes sailing into port
The jolly tar with joy, will sing out, Land Ahoy!
With his pockets full of money and a parrot in a cage
He smiles at all the pretty girls upon the landing stage...

Chorus

All the nice girls love a sailor
All the nice girls love a tar
For there's something about a sailor
(Well you know what sailors are!)
Bright and breezy, free and easy,
He's the ladies' pride and joy!
He falls in love with Kate and Jane, then he's off to sea again,
Ship ahoy! Ship ahoy!


He will spend his money freely, and he's generous to his pals,
While Jack has got a sou, there's half of it for you,
And it's just the same in love and war, he goes through with a smile,
And you can trust a sailor, he's a wise man all the while!

Chorus - twice     

 Chords for the chorus

All The Nice Girls Love A Sailor

(Written and Composed by A.Mills and Bennett Scott) " The Immaculate " Hetty King (1883 - 1972 ), well known as a male-impersonator, was the first to sing this song in 1905.


C            C7

All the nice girls love a sailor,

           F             Fdim  F

All the nice girls love a tar.

                   D7                        G7

Oh, there's something about a sailor,

                                             C

Well, you know what sailors are.

 C                                           C7

Bright and breezy, free and easy!

               F       Fdim        F

He's the ladies' pride and joy.

                 D7

He falls in love with Kate and Jane,

                       G7

And then he's off to sea again,

         C              F

Ship ahoy! Ship ahoy!


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