<p>The Squid-Jiggin’ Ground Arthur R. Scammell INTRO: 6/8 time 1 2 / 1 2 / [A][E7]/[A][A]/ [E7] Oh, [A] this is the place where the [D] fishermen [A] gather In [D] oilskins and [A] boots and Cape [E7] Anns battened [D] down All [A] sizes of [D] figures with [A] squid lines and jiggers They [A] congregate [D] here on the [E7] squid-jiggin' [A] ground [A]</p><p>[E7] Some are [A] working their jiggers while [D] others are [A] yarnin' There's [D] some standing [A] up and there's [E7] more lyin' [D] down While [A] all kinds of [D] fun, jokes and [A] tricks are begun As they [A] wait for the [D] squid on the [E7] squid-jiggin' [A] ground [A]</p><p>[E7] There's [A] men of all ages and [D] boys in the [A] bargain There's [D] old Billy [A] Cave and there's [E7] young Raymond [D] Brown There's a [A] red-haired [D] Tory out [A] here in a dory A-[A]running down [D] Squires on the [E7] squid-jiggin' [A] ground [A]</p><p>[E7] There's [A] men from the Harbour, there's [D] men from the [A] Tickle In [D] all kinds of [A] motorboats, [E7] green, grey and [D] brown Right [A] yonder is [D] Bobby and [A] with him is Nobby He's a-[A]chawin' hard-[D]tack on the [E7] squid-jiggin' [A] ground [A]</p><p>[E7] God [A] bless my sou'wester, there's [D] Skipper John [A] Chaffey He's the [D] best hand at [A] squid jiggin' [E7] here, I'll be [D] bound Hel-[A]lo, what's the [D] rough? Why he's [A] jiggin' one now The [A] very first [D] squid on the [E7] squid-jiggin' [A] ground [A]</p><p>[E7] The [A] man with the whisker is [D] old Jacob [A] Steele He's [D] getting well [A] up but he's [E7] still pretty [D] sound While [A] Uncle Bob [D] Hawkins wears [A] six pairs of stockings When-[A]ever he's [D] out on the [E7] squid-jiggin' [A] ground [A]</p><p>[E7] Holy [A] smoke! What a scuffle, all [D] hands are ex-[A]cited 'Tis a [D] wonder to [A] me that there's [E7] nobody [D] drowned There's a [A] bustle, [D] confusion, a [A] wonderful hustle They're [A] all jiggin [D] squids on the [E7] squid-jiggin' [A] ground [A] [E7] Says [A] Bobby, "The squids are on [D] top of the [A] water I [D] just got me [A] jiggers 'bout [E7] one fathom [D] down" But a [A] squid in the [D] boat squirted [A] right down his throat And he's [A] swearing like [D] mad on the [E7] squid-jiggin' [A] ground [A]</p><p>[E7] There's [A] poor Uncle Billy, his [D] whiskers are [A] spattered With [D] spots of the [A] squid juice that's [E7] flyin' [D] around One [A] poor little [D] boy got it [A] right in his eye But they [A] don't give a [D] darn on the [E7] squid-jiggin' [A] ground [A]</p><p>[E7] Now, if [A] ever you feel in-[D]clined to go [A] squiddin' Leave your [D] white shirts and [A] collars be-[E7]hind in the [D] town And [A] if you get [D] cranky with-[A]out your silk hanky You [A] better steer [D] clear of the [E7] squid-jiggin' [A] ground [A]</p><p> www.bytownukulele.ca</p>