Hamborger Veermaster

	  		German Shanty 

verse 1: 
    C                     F           C 
Ick hew mol en Hamborg en Veermaster sehn, 
      C   G         C   G 
to my hoodah, to my hoodah! 
    C                       F             C 
De Masten so scheef as den Schipper sien Been, 
      C   G   C   G  C 
to my hoodah, hoodah ho! 



                     F       C 
Blow boys blow, for Californio. 
          F                C 
There is plenty of gold so I am told 
       G7            C 
on the banks of Sacramento. 
                     F       C 
Blow boys blow, for Californio. 
          F                C 
There is plenty of gold so I am told 
       G7            C 
on the banks of Sacramento. 



verse 2: 
     C                        F              C 
Dat Deck weer von Isen, vull Schiet un vull Smeer, 
      C   G         C   G 
to my hoodah, to my hoodah! 
     C                      F            C 
Dat weer de Schietgäng ehr schönstes Pläseer, 
      C   G   C   G  C 
to my hoodah, hoodah ho! 

 
                     F       C 
Blow boys blow, for Californio. 
          F                C 
There is plenty of gold so I am told 
       G7            C 
on the banks of Sacramento. 
                     F       C 
Blow boys blow, for Californio. 
          F                C 
There is plenty of gold so I am told 
       G7            C 
on the banks of Sacramento.
 


verse 3: 
       C                          F              C 
Dat Logis weer vull Wanzen, de Kombüs weer vull Dreck, 
      C   G         C   G 
to my hoodah, to my hoodah! 
      C                      F          C 
de Beschütten, de löpen von sülben all weg. 
      C   G   C   G  C 
to my hoodah, hoodah ho! 


 
                     F       C 
Blow boys blow, for Californio. 
          F                C 
There is plenty of gold so I am told 
       G7            C 
on the banks of Sacramento. 
                     F       C 
Blow boys blow, for Californio. 
          F                C 
There is plenty of gold so I am told 
       G7            C 
on the banks of Sacramento. 



verse 4: 
     C                            F               C 
Dat Soltfleesch weer grön, un de Speck weer vull Moden. 
      C   G         C   G 
to my hoodah, to my hoodah! 
 C                   F        C 
Köm gev dat bloß an Wiehnachtsobend. 
      C   G   C   G  C 
to my hoodah, hoodah ho! 


 
                     F       C 
Blow boys blow, for Californio. 
          F                C 
There is plenty of gold so I am told 
       G7            C 
on the banks of Sacramento. 
                     F       C 
Blow boys blow, for Californio. 
          F                C 
There is plenty of gold so I am told 
       G7            C 
on the banks of Sacramento.