---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Great Lakes Song (Live) - Pat Dailey ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Standard E CAPO on 1st e|--1----1----1----0--| B|--1----3----3----1--| G|--2----2----3----0--| D|--3----0----3----2--| A|--3----X----1----3--| E|--1----X----X----X--| (Intro) Strum CHORUS: Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea (Verse 1) The Great Lakes are a diamond On the hand of North America A brightly shining jewel on the friendship bordering Freshwater highway coming down from Canada All around the coastline, can't you hear them sing? (CHORUS) Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea (Bridge) Hearty are the seamen on the ships that load the iron ore Sailing out of Thunder Bay and bound for Buffalo And hearty are the fishermen Just like their fathers were before Say they'll bury me at sea come my time to go (Interlude) (Verse 2) Down below the quarterdecks The old men mend the fishing nets And up above the windy bridge The young men curse into the wind And up and down the Windsor Straits The wives and mothers lie awake And pray our lady of the lake Will send them home again Singin' (CHORUS) Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea (CHORUS) Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O Fall to Ontario and run on out to se___a Run on out to se___a