Intro: G F C G G F C G

Verse:
       G
As the son of a son of a sailor
       F          C         G
I went out on the sea for adventure
  C                       G
Expanding the view of the captain and crew
       D                        G
like a man just released from indenture
     G
As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man
       F          C      G
I have chalked up many a mile.
     C                     G
Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks
      D                                 G
and I learned much from both of their styles.

Chorus:
F             C
Son of a son, Son of a son
                  G
Son of a son of a sailor
F             C
Son of a gun, Load the last ton
                      G
One step ahead of the jailor

Verse:
    G
Now way in the near future,
F         C     G
Southeast of disorder
        C                        G
You can shake the hand of the mango man
      D                 G
As he greets you at the border
        G
And the lady she hails from trinidad,
F      C      G
Island of the spices
C                       G
Salt for your meat, and cinnamon sweet
        D                        G
And the rum is for all your good vices.

Bridge:
F                       C
Haul the sheet in as we ride on the wind
                                  G
That our fore-fathers harnessed before us
F                          C
Hear the bells ring as the tight rigging sings
                         G
It's a son of a gun of a chorus

Solo:
   F  C  G
   F  C  G

Verse:
    G
Now where it all ends, I can't fathom my friends
     F            C           G
If I knew I might toss out my anchor
C                           G
So I'll cruise along always searching for songs
      D                    G
Not a lawyer, a thief or a banker

Chorus:
F                   C
But a son of a son, son of a son
                  G
Son of a son of a sailor
F             C
Son of a gun, load the last ton
                      G
One step ahead of the jailor

Outro:
F                        C
I'm just a son of a son, son of a son
                  G
Son of a son of a sailor
    F                        C
The sea's in my veins, my tradition remains
                                G
I'm just glad I don't live in a trailer
 Aransemen ini adalah interpretasi pribadi dari kontributornya, dibagikan untuk studi pribadi, edukasi, dan penggunaan non-komersial. Lagu, lirik, dan musik yang mendasarinya tetap menjadi milik pemegang hak ciptanya. Untuk meminta penghapusan, lihat Pernyataan Hukum.