Wee Pot Stove

Intro 

E  -  -  |  E  -  -  |  E  Bm  -  |  E  Esus4  Bsus4 


[Verso 1]
 
E                    Esus4   E 
 How the winter blizzards blow, 
A                              E 
 and the whaling fleet's at rest, 
E                              Esus4    E 
 Tucked in Leith Harbour's sheltered bay, 
A               Bsus4           E 
 safely anchored ten abreast. 
 PATTERN B (palm mute / chant) 
E                        Esus4 E 
 The whalers at their stations, 
A                                E 
 as from shed to shed they go, 
E                              Esus4 
 Carry little bags of coal with them, 
A          Bsus4    E    A      
 and a little iron stove. 
 


[Refrão]
 
E                       Esus4        E 
 In that wee dark engine room, 
A                                    E 
 where the chill seeps in your soul, 
E                            Esus4              E 
 How we huddled roon' that wee pot stove, 
A               Bsus4    E 
 that burned oily rags and coal, 
A               Bsus4    E    A        E 
 that burned oily rags and coal. 
 


[Verso 2]
 
E                      Esus4   E 
 Fireman Paddy worked wi' me, 
A                              E 
 on the engines stiff and cauld, 
E                              Esus4    E 
 A stranger to the truth was he, 
A                 Bsus4           E 
 there's not a lie he hasn't told. 
 PATTERN B (palm mute / chant) 
E                      Esus4   E 
 He boasted of his goldmines, 
A                                E 
 and of hearts that he had won, 
E                                 Esus4 
 And his bawdy sense of humour shone, 
A        Bsus4    E    A      
 just like a ray of sun. 
 


[Refrão]
 
E                       Esus4        E 
 In that wee dark engine room, 
A                                    E 
 where the chill seeps in your soul, 
E                            Esus4              E 
 How we huddled roon' that wee pot stove, 
A               Bsus4    E 
 that burned oily rags and coal, 
A               Bsus4    E    A        E 
 that burned oily rags and coal. 
 


[Verso 3]
 
E                       Esus4 E 
 We laboured seven days a week, 
A                              E 
 with cauld hands and frozen feet, 
E                       Esus4   E 
 Bitter days and lonely nights, 
A                     Bsus4      E 
 making grog and having fights. 
 PATTERN B (palm mute / chant) 
E                                Esus4   E 
 Salt fish and whale meat sausage, 
A                            E 
 fresh penguin eggs a treat, 
E                              Esus4 
 And we trudged along to work each day, 
 PATTERN A 
A          Bsus4    E    A      
 through icy winds and sleet. 
 


[Refrão]
 
E                       Esus4        E 
 In that wee dark engine room, 
A                                    E 
 where the chill seeps in your soul, 
E                            Esus4              E 
 How we huddled roon' that wee pot stove, 
A               Bsus4    E 
 that burned oily rags and coal, 
A               Bsus4    E    A        E 
 that burned oily rags and coal. 
[Verso 4]
 
E                       Esus4 E 
 Then one day we saw the sun, 
A                              E 
 and the Factory Ship's return, 
E                          Esus4   E 
 Meet your old friends, sing a song, 
A                 Bsus4           E 
 hope the season won't be long. 
 PATTERN B (palm mute / chant) 
E                          Esus4   E 
 Then homeward bound when it's over, 
A                          E 
 and we'll leave this icy cove, 
E                           Esus4 
 But I always will remember, 
A          Bsus4    E    A      
 that little iron stove. 
 


[Refrão]
 
E                       Esus4        E 
 In that wee dark engine room, 
A                                    E 
 where the chill seeps in your soul, 
E                            Esus4              E 
 How we huddled roon' that wee pot stove, 
A               Bsus4    E 
 that burned oily rags and coal, 
A               Bsus4    E    A        E 
 that burned oily rags and coal. 
 


[Refrão]
 
E                       Esus4        E 
 In that wee dark engine room, 
A                                    E 
 where the chill seeps in your soul, 
E                            Esus4              E 
 How we huddled roon' that wee pot stove, 
 PATTERN B (palm mute returns briefly) 
A               Bsus4    E 
 that burned oily rags and coal, 
 PATTERN D (let ring and fade) 
A               Bsus4    E    A        E 
 that burned oily rags and coal.