Chords for Squid Jiggin' Ground
Tempo:
118.5 bpm
Chords used:
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G
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Wiggles would like to dedicate this song to Hank Snow and all the wonderful fishermen
who fish in the Grand Banks, the Quiro Banks and the Western Banks of [C] Newfoundland.
Squid [G] Jigging Ground.
[C] Oh this is the place where the fishermen gather, [F] No oil skins [C] and boots [D] and the Cape hands [G] battered down.
[C] All sizes of figures with squid lines and jiggers, They [C] congregate [G] here on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
Some are working their jiggers while others are [F] yearning, There's some [C] standing up and
[D] there's more [G] lying down.
While all kinds of fun jokes and drinks are begun, As they wait [C] for the squid on [G] the Squid
[C] Jigging Ground.
There's men of all ages and boys in the bargain, [F] There's old [C] Billy Cave and [D] there's young [G] Raymond Brown.
[C] There's Rip Red and Gory out here in the Dory, A running down squires [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
There's men from the harbor, there's men from the people, [F] And all [C] kinds of [D] motorboats, Green
[G] Gray and Brown.
[C] My vendor is Bobby and with him is Nobby, He's towing hard tack [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
God bless my sailwester, there's skipper John [F] Champy, He's the best [C] hand at Squid [D] Jigging
here [G] I'm bound.
[C] Hello, what's the row?
He's jigging one now, [F] The very [C] first squid [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
The man with the whiskers is old Jacob Steele, [F] He's [C] getting well on [D] but he's still pretty [G] sound.
[C] While Uncle Bob Hawkins wears six pairs of [F] stockings, Whenever [C] he's out [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
Holy smoke, what a scuffle, all hands are excited, [F] It's a [C] wonder to me [D] that there's [G] nobody drowned.
[C] There's a bustle, confusion, the wonderful hustle, [F] They're all [C] jigging [G] squid on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
Says Barney, the squids are on top of the water, [F] I just felt [C] me [D] jiggers jig five [G] fathoms down.
But [C] a squid in the boat squirted right down his throat [F] now, He's swearing [C] like mad on
[G] the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
There's poor Uncle Louie, his whiskers are spattered, [F] With spots of [C] the squid juice [D] that's [G] flying around.
[C] One poor little guy got it right in the eye, But they [F] don't [C] give a darn [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
Now if you ever feel inclined to go [F] squidding, Leave [C] your white clothes [D] behind [G] in the town.
[C] And if you get cranky without your silk hanky, [F] You better [C] steer clear [G] of the Squid Jigging [C] Ground.
[F] [G] [C]
who fish in the Grand Banks, the Quiro Banks and the Western Banks of [C] Newfoundland.
Squid [G] Jigging Ground.
[C] Oh this is the place where the fishermen gather, [F] No oil skins [C] and boots [D] and the Cape hands [G] battered down.
[C] All sizes of figures with squid lines and jiggers, They [C] congregate [G] here on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
Some are working their jiggers while others are [F] yearning, There's some [C] standing up and
[D] there's more [G] lying down.
While all kinds of fun jokes and drinks are begun, As they wait [C] for the squid on [G] the Squid
[C] Jigging Ground.
There's men of all ages and boys in the bargain, [F] There's old [C] Billy Cave and [D] there's young [G] Raymond Brown.
[C] There's Rip Red and Gory out here in the Dory, A running down squires [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
There's men from the harbor, there's men from the people, [F] And all [C] kinds of [D] motorboats, Green
[G] Gray and Brown.
[C] My vendor is Bobby and with him is Nobby, He's towing hard tack [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
God bless my sailwester, there's skipper John [F] Champy, He's the best [C] hand at Squid [D] Jigging
here [G] I'm bound.
[C] Hello, what's the row?
He's jigging one now, [F] The very [C] first squid [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
The man with the whiskers is old Jacob Steele, [F] He's [C] getting well on [D] but he's still pretty [G] sound.
[C] While Uncle Bob Hawkins wears six pairs of [F] stockings, Whenever [C] he's out [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
Holy smoke, what a scuffle, all hands are excited, [F] It's a [C] wonder to me [D] that there's [G] nobody drowned.
[C] There's a bustle, confusion, the wonderful hustle, [F] They're all [C] jigging [G] squid on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
Says Barney, the squids are on top of the water, [F] I just felt [C] me [D] jiggers jig five [G] fathoms down.
But [C] a squid in the boat squirted right down his throat [F] now, He's swearing [C] like mad on
[G] the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
There's poor Uncle Louie, his whiskers are spattered, [F] With spots of [C] the squid juice [D] that's [G] flying around.
[C] One poor little guy got it right in the eye, But they [F] don't [C] give a darn [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
Now if you ever feel inclined to go [F] squidding, Leave [C] your white clothes [D] behind [G] in the town.
[C] And if you get cranky without your silk hanky, [F] You better [C] steer clear [G] of the Squid Jigging [C] Ground.
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The Wiggles would like to dedicate this song to Hank Snow and all the wonderful fishermen
who fish in the Grand Banks, the Quiro Banks and the Western Banks of [C] Newfoundland.
Squid [G] Jigging Ground.
[C] _ _ Oh this is the place where the fishermen gather, [F] No oil skins [C] and boots [D] and the Cape hands [G] battered down.
_ [C] All sizes of figures with squid lines and jiggers, They [C] congregate [G] here on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ Some are working their jiggers while others are [F] yearning, There's some [C] standing up and
[D] there's more [G] lying down.
While all kinds of fun jokes and drinks are begun, As they wait [C] for the squid on [G] the Squid
[C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ There's men of all ages and boys in the bargain, [F] There's old [C] Billy Cave and [D] there's young [G] Raymond Brown.
_ [C] There's Rip Red and Gory out here in the Dory, A running down squires [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ There's men from the harbor, there's men from the people, [F] And all [C] kinds of [D] motorboats, Green
[G] Gray and Brown.
[C] My vendor is Bobby and with him is Nobby, He's towing hard tack [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ God bless my sailwester, there's skipper John [F] Champy, He's the best [C] hand at Squid [D] Jigging
here [G] I'm bound.
[C] Hello, what's the row?
He's jigging one now, [F] The very [C] first squid [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ The man with the whiskers is old Jacob Steele, [F] He's [C] getting well on [D] but he's still pretty [G] sound.
[C] While Uncle Bob Hawkins wears six pairs of [F] stockings, Whenever [C] he's out [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ Holy smoke, what a scuffle, all hands are excited, [F] It's a [C] wonder to me [D] that there's [G] nobody drowned.
[C] There's a bustle, confusion, the wonderful hustle, [F] They're all [C] jigging [G] squid on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ Says Barney, the squids are on top of the water, [F] I just felt [C] me [D] jiggers jig five [G] fathoms down.
But [C] a squid in the boat squirted right down his throat [F] now, He's swearing [C] like mad on
[G] the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ There's poor Uncle Louie, his whiskers are spattered, [F] With spots of [C] the squid juice [D] that's [G] flying around.
[C] One poor little guy got it right in the eye, But they [F] don't [C] give a darn [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ Now if you ever feel inclined to go [F] squidding, Leave [C] your white clothes [D] behind [G] in the town.
[C] And if you get cranky without your silk hanky, [F] You better [C] steer clear [G] of the Squid Jigging [C] Ground.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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who fish in the Grand Banks, the Quiro Banks and the Western Banks of [C] Newfoundland.
Squid [G] Jigging Ground.
[C] _ _ Oh this is the place where the fishermen gather, [F] No oil skins [C] and boots [D] and the Cape hands [G] battered down.
_ [C] All sizes of figures with squid lines and jiggers, They [C] congregate [G] here on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ Some are working their jiggers while others are [F] yearning, There's some [C] standing up and
[D] there's more [G] lying down.
While all kinds of fun jokes and drinks are begun, As they wait [C] for the squid on [G] the Squid
[C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ There's men of all ages and boys in the bargain, [F] There's old [C] Billy Cave and [D] there's young [G] Raymond Brown.
_ [C] There's Rip Red and Gory out here in the Dory, A running down squires [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ There's men from the harbor, there's men from the people, [F] And all [C] kinds of [D] motorboats, Green
[G] Gray and Brown.
[C] My vendor is Bobby and with him is Nobby, He's towing hard tack [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ God bless my sailwester, there's skipper John [F] Champy, He's the best [C] hand at Squid [D] Jigging
here [G] I'm bound.
[C] Hello, what's the row?
He's jigging one now, [F] The very [C] first squid [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ The man with the whiskers is old Jacob Steele, [F] He's [C] getting well on [D] but he's still pretty [G] sound.
[C] While Uncle Bob Hawkins wears six pairs of [F] stockings, Whenever [C] he's out [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ Holy smoke, what a scuffle, all hands are excited, [F] It's a [C] wonder to me [D] that there's [G] nobody drowned.
[C] There's a bustle, confusion, the wonderful hustle, [F] They're all [C] jigging [G] squid on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ Says Barney, the squids are on top of the water, [F] I just felt [C] me [D] jiggers jig five [G] fathoms down.
But [C] a squid in the boat squirted right down his throat [F] now, He's swearing [C] like mad on
[G] the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ There's poor Uncle Louie, his whiskers are spattered, [F] With spots of [C] the squid juice [D] that's [G] flying around.
[C] One poor little guy got it right in the eye, But they [F] don't [C] give a darn [G] on the Squid [C] Jigging Ground.
_ _ Now if you ever feel inclined to go [F] squidding, Leave [C] your white clothes [D] behind [G] in the town.
[C] And if you get cranky without your silk hanky, [F] You better [C] steer clear [G] of the Squid Jigging [C] Ground.
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