Sail Away Ladies

(words collected by Peter Budd)

From Mudcat café, 
Recorded by Uncle Dave Macon

Ain't no use to sit and cry
Sail away, ladies, sail away.
You'll be an angel by an' by,
Sail away, ladies, sail away,

chorus: 
Don't you rock 'im die-dy-0,
Don't you rock 'im die-dy-0,
Don't you rock 'im die-dy-0,
Don't you rock 'im die-dy-0.

I've got a home in Tennessee,
That's the place I wanna be,

If ever I get my new house done,
I'll give the old one to my son,

Come along, boys, and go with me,
We'll go down to Tennessee,

Ever I get my new house done,
Love you, pretty girls, one by one.

Hush, little baby, don't you cry,
You'll be an angel by and by.





Sail away Ladies

From Volo Bogtrotters. 
Key D

If I ever get my new house done
Sail away ladies, Sail away
I’ll give my old one to my son
Sail away ladies, Sail away

Chorus:
Don’t you rock em, Daddy O
Don’t you rock em, Daddy O
Don’t you rock em, Daddy O

(Instrumental line)
I’ll chew my tobacco and spit that juice
Sail away ladies, Sail away
I love my daughter, but it aint no use
Sail away ladies, Sail away

Chorus

I got a letter from Shiloh town
Sail away ladies, Sail away
Reads Saint Louis is burning down
Sail away ladies, Sail away

Chorus

Now children don’t you grieve and cry
Sail away ladies, Sail away
We’ll all get to heaven, by and by
Sail away ladies, Sail away

Chorus

Ist Verse.



Sail Away Ladies  - Structure.

Key D
Intro  instrumental chorus x2

Sung verse, then straight into
Sung chorus
Instrumental chorus

Sung verse
Sung chorus
Instrumental chorus

Instrumental verse break x 2
Instrumental chorus break x 2

Sung verse etc




Sail away ladies

From Jenes Cottrell; Carl Baron on newsgroup 17 february 2003. 
This tune is in C (open C) GCGCE

Me and my gal went to town
Sail away ladies, sail away
She went to buy a ten dollar gown
Sail away ladies, sail away

She looked at the green, she looked at the red
Sail away ladies, sail away
I'll take them both that's what she said
Sail away ladies, sail away

She tried one on, she looked so neat
Sail away ladies, sail away
Then she found another man to meet
Sail away ladies, sail away

Now old gal I guess we're through
Sail away ladies, sail away
You'se my girl and another man's too
Sail away ladies, sail away

Now old gal you've done me wrong
Sail away ladies, sail away
When I leave I'm a long time gone
Sail away ladies, sail away

Now old gal, look what you've done
Sail away ladies, sail away
You put an end to all our fun
Sail away ladies, sail away

I went upstairs to pack my trunk
Sail away ladies, sail away
Hunt up a bar and I'm gonna get drunk
Sail away ladies, sail away