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I'll tell you the story of Jonah	A
A really remarkable tale	B
A peaceful and humdrum existence he had	C
Until one day he went for a sail	B
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The weather were grand when they started	D
But later at turn of the tide	E
The wind started blowing the water got rough	F
And Jonah felt funny inside	E
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When the ship started pitching and tossing	G
He tried hard his feelings to smother	H
At last he just leant his head over the side	E
And one thing seemed to bring up another	H
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When the sailors saw what he were doing	G
It gave them a bit of a jar	I
They didn't mind trippers enjoying theirselves	J
But thowt this 'ere were going too far	I
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Said one Is there nowt you can think on	K
To stop you from feelin' so bad	C
And Jonah said Aye lift me over the side	E
And chuck me in there's a good lad	C
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The sailor were not one to argue	L
He said Happen you know what's best	M
Then he picked Jonah up by the seat of his pants	N
And chucked him in as per request	M
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A Grampus came up at that moment	O
And seeing the old man hard set	P
It swam to his side and it opened its mouth	Q
And said Come in lad out of the wet	P
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Its manner were kindly and pleading	G
As if to say R S V P	R
Said Jonah I've eaten a kipper or two	L
But I never thowt one would eat me	R
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The inside of Grampus surprised him	S
'Twere the first time he'd been behind scenes	T
He found 'commodation quite ample for one	U
But it smelled like a tin of sardines	T
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Then over the sea they went cruising	G
And Jonah were filled with delight	V
With his eye to the blow 'ole in t'Grampus's head	W
He watched ships that passed in the night	V
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I'm tired of watching said Jonah	A
I'll rest for a minute or so	X
I'm afraid as you wont find your bed very soft	Y
Said the Grampus I've got a hard roe	X
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At that moment up came a whale boat	Z
Said Jonah What's this 'ere we've struck	A2
They're after my blubber the Grampus replied	E
You'd better 'old tight while I duck	A2
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The water came in through the spy 'ole	B
And hit Jonah's face a real slosher	X
He said Shut your blow 'ole and Grampus replied	E
I can't lad it needs a new washer	X
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Jonah tried 'ard to bail out the water	X
But found all his efforts in vain	B2
For as fast as he emptied the slops out through the gills	C2
They came in through the blow 'ole again	D2
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When at finish they came to the surface	E2
Jonah took a look out and he saw	F2
They were stuck on a bit of a sandbank that lay	B
One rod pole or perch from the shore	X
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Said the Grampus We're in shallow water	X
I've brought you as far as I may	B
If you sit on the blow 'ole on top of my head	W
I'll spout you the rest of the way	B
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So Jonah obeyed these instructions	G2
And the Grampus his lungs did expand	H2
Then blew out a fountain that lifted Jo' up	I2
And carried him safely to land	H2
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There was tears in their eyes when they parted	D
And each blew a kiss a real big 'un	D2
Then the Grampus went off with a swish of it's tail	B
And Jonah walked back home to Wigan	D2

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