C [Verse 1] C Am We were drinking down to Reedy's house F G C When first we heard the blow C Am It seemed to come from Ripper Rock F C Dm So boldly forth we go F C And sure enough the rusty tub Am C F Could just be barely seen C Am As her stern was high up in the air C F Am We made out Athens Queen F C G C Oh, the lovely Athens Queen [Verse 2] C Am Me boys I must remind you F G C There's a bottle left inside C Am So let us go and have a few F C Dm And wait until low tide F C And if the sea's not claimed her Am C F When the glasses are licked clean C Am We will then set forth some dories, lads C F Am And see what may be seen F C G C On the lovely Athens Queen [Verse 3] C Am Some songs and old tall stories then F G C Came out to pass the time C Am Nor could a single bottle F C Dm Keep us all until low tide F C And so it was before we left Am C F The house we were at sea C Am So we scarcely can remember C F Am How we made the Athens Queen F C G C Oh, the lovely Athens Queen [Verse 4] C Am Oh, the waves inside me belly F G C Were as high as those outside C Am And though I'm never seasick F C Dm I lost dinner overside F C 'Twas well there was no crew to save Am C F For we'd've scared 'em green C Am We could scarcely keep ourselves C F Am From falling off the Athens Queen F C G C Oh, the lovely Athens Queen [Verse 5] C Am Well, Reedy goes straight down below F G C And comes up with a cow C Am "Hullo!" I said. "Now what would you F C Dm Be wantin' with that now? F C You'll never take a cow home Am C F In a dory on such sea" C Am "Well, me son," he says, "I've always fancied C F Am Fresh cream in me tea" F C G C For the lovely Athens Queen [Verse 6] C Am I headed for the galley then F G C 'Cause I was rather dry C Am And glad I was to get there quick F C Dm For what should I espy F C Oh, what a shame it would have been Am C F For to lose it all at sea: C Am Forty cases of the best Napoleon C F Am Brandy ever seen F C G C On the lovely Athens Queen [Verse 7] C Am I loaded twenty cases boys F G C And headed for the shore C Am Unloaded them as quick as that F C Dm And then pulled back for more F C Smith was pullin' for the shore Am C F But he could scarce be seen C Am Under near two hundred chickens C F Am And a leather couch of green F C G C From the lovely Athens Queen [Verse 8] C Am So here's to all good salvagers F G C Likewise to Ripper Rock C Am And to Napoleon brandy F C Dm Of which now we have much stock F C We eat a lot of chicken Am C F And sit on a couch of green C Am And we wait for Ripper Rock C F Am To claim another Athens Queen F C G C Oh, the lovely Athens Queen
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