Intro: G
verse 1:
F G
An earthly nooris sits and spins
F G
And aye she sings ba lilley wain
C G F G
Sayin', "Little ken I my bairn's father
F C G
Far less the land that he bides in"
verse 2:
F G
And he was there at her bedfoot
F G
And a grumlie guest, I'm sure, 'twas he
C G F G
Sayin', "Here am I, thy bairn's father
F C F G
Although I be not comely"
verse 3:
F G
"I am a man upon the land
F G
And I am a Silkie in the sea
C G F G
But when I'm far and far frae land
F C G F Am7 F G
My home it is in Sule Skerry____"
verse 4:
F G
Then he's taen oot a purse o' gold
F G
And he has thrown it upon her knee
C G F G
Sayin', "Gi tae me my bonny wee son
F C G F Am7 F G
And tak' thee up thy nooris fee___"
VERSE 5:
F G
"For it'll come to pass on a summer's day
F G
When the sun shines bright on every stane
C G F G
That I'll come and tak' my bonny wee son
F C F G
And teach him how to swim the fame"
VERSE 6:
F G
"And you shall marry a gunner good
F G
And a proud gunner, I'm sure he'll be
C G F G
But the very first shot that e'er he fires
F C F G
He'll kill both your young son and me"
VERSE 7:
F G
"I am a man upon the land
F G
And I am a Silkie in the sea
C G F G
But when I'm far and far frae land
F C F G
My home it is in Sule Skerry____"