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Version 1
[Verse 1]
Am
After fourteen years I left the sea, for a life upon a lake
Am E
After all the storms I'd seen, I needed a good break
Dm
I thought still waters would mean peace for me
Am
But that was a mistake
Am E Am
For the place I chose was bedeviled by a giant evil drake
[Verse 2]
Am
A mallard of such malice, twice the size of any man
Am E
A bill to give you nightmares and a monstrous wingspan
Dm Am
You cannot hope to fight it so avoid him if you can
Am E Am
That terrifying waterfowl, the beast beyond the dam
[Chorus]
Am
Row-ho Row-ho Row with all our might
Am E
Row with harpoons loaded and spoiling for a fight
Am
Row-ho Row-ho and with any luck
Dm Am E Am
We'll win the day and do away the dreaded Moby Duck
[Verse 3]
Am
I'm not one for surrender so a vengeful oath I swore
Am E
I gathered up me hearties like so many times before
Dm Am
We shod our ship with weapons and prepared to go to war
Am E Am
'Til the fetid feathered fearsome flying duck will breathe no more
[Chorus]
Am
Row-ho Row-ho Row with all our might
Am E
Row with harpoons loaded and spoiling for a fight
Am
Row-ho Row-ho and with any luck
Dm Am E Am
We'll win the day and do away the dreaded Moby Duck
[Verse 4]
Am
There was bonnie brave Marie, who to her arms had waved goodbye
Am E
And handsome Jack whose duck-attack left him without an eye
Dm Am
The Derby twins with one leg each on deck were standing by
Am E Am
Only a couple dozen limbs between a crew of twenty-five
[Chorus]
Am
Row-ho Row-ho Row with all our might
Am E
Row with harpoons loaded and spoiling for a fight
Am
Row-ho Row-ho and with any luck
Dm Am E Am
We'll win the day and do away the dreaded Moby Duck
[Verse 5]
Dm Am
The fight raged on for several hours, defend and then attack
Dm F E
With beatings from those wicked wings our boat began to crack
Dm F E
The beast reared up to finish the job, and with a mighty quack...
(quack)
A E A
I rammed my harpoon in his throat and made a tasty snack
[Chorus]
A
Row-ho Row-ho Row us back to shore
A E
We'll drag his broken body back and roast it on an oar
A E
Row-ho Row-ho barbecue the beast, with hoisin sauce and pancakes
A
We will have the biggest feast
A
Row-ho Row-ho Row with all our might
A E
We rowed with harpoons loaded and spoiling for a fight
A
Row-ho Row-ho Row we had all the luck
E A
We won the day and did away the dreaded Moby Duck
E A
We won the day and did away the dreaded Moby Duck!
(quack)