Rathlin Island (Sailing Southwards) [C]
Intro [C][C][C]
[Chorus]
[G] Sailing [C] southwards from [F] Rathlin Is[G]land
Past Fair [C]Head and by [F] Murlough [G] bay
With a [C] north wind to [Am] drive us [F] home[G]ward
What care [Am] we for the [G] wind or [C] spray
[Verse 1]
[G] We’ve been [C] fishing since early [F] morn[G]ing
When the [C] sun first shone [F] on the [G] sea
We’ve a [C] fine catch of [F] lythe and glash[G]an
Six wee [C] codlings for [G] Friday’s [C] tea [Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[G] It’s a [C]life for a [F] man of free[G]dom
With a [C] good boat and [F]trusty [G] crew
And the [C] sea is his [F]realm and king[G]dom
With the [C] wild seals and [G] gannets [C] too. [Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[G] We’ll be [C] home by the [F] evening sure[G]ly
Down the [C] coast and the [F] ebbing [G] tide
We’ll be [C] greeted by [F] Henry An[G]dys
For a [C] pint or two down [G] in Mc[C]Brides
[G] Sailing [C] southwards towards [F] Rathlin Is[G]land
Past Fair[C]head and by [F]Murlough [G]Bay
We’ve a [C] north wind to [F] drive us home[G]ward
What care [Am] we for the [G] wind or [Am] spray
What care [C] we for the [G] wind or [C] spray. [C][C]. [F][C]