G                  D    E
Oh in the merry olde days of yore
     Am7               G
When flagships went to war
           C          Cm            G
There'd be cannon and drum when the time had come
        D
For the flea to leave the shore

       G                   D    E
  With squeezebox in their ears
  Am7                G
  Sweethearts cryin' tears
            C          Cm         G
  They'd be off with a bang and a rang-a-ding dang
         A                  D
  In the merry olde days of yore

With the bagpipes playin' a tune
My bonny lies in the lagoon
They'd be off with the tide with God to provide
In the merry olde days of yore

      (accordion solo)

With a pint of rum in their hand
A fanfare loud and grand
They'd be off in the din, great battles to win
In the merry olde days of yore

  Oh with the sea for watery graves
  Britannia ruled the waves
  From the Spanish Main and back again
  In the merry olde days of yore

Oh in the merry olde days of yore...

        C          Cm            G
    Yes cannon and drum when the time had come
            D
    For the flea to leave the shore
       C          Cm            G
    Oh cannon and drum when the time had come
            D
    For the flea to leave the shore