The Crocodile (hi-lo)

by Irish-Nova Scotia tavern song circa 1880’s · posted by waltp

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

THE CROCODILE hi-lo
Irish-Nova Scotia tavern song circa 1880’s
Key: Bb

 3    1   -1    2   -2”   3  3  2
 6    4   -4    5   -5    6  6  5
Come list ye, lands-men, all to me

2   4    4   -4   -3    4
5   7    7   -8   -7    7
To tell the truth I’m bound

 -4   5    5   4  -4 -3 4   4  4   2
 -8   8    8   7  -8 -7 7   7  7   5
What hap-pened to me by go-ing to sea

 2   2  -2”  -2”  3   3   1
 5   5  -5   -5   6   6   4
And the won-ders that I found

 3      1   -1  2  -2”  3  3    2
 6      4   -4  5  -5   6  6    5
Ship-wrecked I was one sap-py rouse

 2   4    4  -4 -3    4
 5   7    7  -8 -7    7
And cast all on the shore

-4 5 4   -4    -3  4   4    2 
-8 8 7   -8    -7  7   7    5
So I re-solved to take a cruise

 2   -2” -2” 3  3    1
 5   -5  -5  6  6    4
The coun-try to ex-plore

1  1  -1  2  -2” -2”
4  4  -4  5  -5  -5
To my ri tol loo-ral

3  -3”-3 3   -3 -3  -4  -3   4
6  -6 -7 6   -7 -7  -8  -7   7
Lo-ra-li-do  Ri-tol loo-ral lay

-4 5  4  -4  -3  -3  4   4
-8 8  7  -8  -7  -7  7   7
To my ri tol lol fo-lid-dle

 4  4   2
 7  7   5
Lol de fol

2  -2”-2”  3   3   1
5  -5 -5   6   6   4
To my tol loo-ral lay

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