#1978 G F C G (two times) G As the son of a son of a sailor F C G I went out on the sea for adventure C G expanding the view of the captain and crew D G Like a man just released from indenture G As a dreamer of dreams and a traveling man F C G I have chalked up many a mile C G Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks D G And I learned much from both of their styles F C Son of a son, son of a son G Son of a son of a sailor F C Son of a gun, load the last ton G One step ahead of the jailer Now away in the near future Southeast of disorder You can shake the hand of the Mango man As he greets you at the boarder And the lady she hails from Trinidad Island of the spices Salt for your meat and cinnamon sweet And the rum is for all your good vices F C Haul the sheet in as we ride on the wind G That our forefathers harnessed before us F C Hear the bells ring as the tide rigging sings G It's a son of a gun of a chorus Where it all ends I can't fathom my friends If I knew I might toss out my anchor So I'll cruise along always searching for songs Not a lawyer a thief or a banker But the son of a son, son of a son Son of a son of a sailor Son of a gun, load the last ton One step ahead of the jailer I'm just a son of a son, son of a son Son of a son of a sailor F C The sea's in my veins, my tradition remains G I'm just glad I don't live in a trailer