Albert Ross the Albatross
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1. Albert Ross the albatross flies over the ocean waves,
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hardly
moving his wings at all, his energy he saves.
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Across the sea he floats on
the wind to see his good friend Len,
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and
it’s three times ‘round the lighthouse,
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and
then it’s back home again.
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2. Albert Ross the albatross he even takes a nap,
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his
golden rule is to stay cool and never get in a flap.
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Except the day that he saw a
bird with wings even bigger than his,
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he
followed him down and, in friendship, he offered him a fish.
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3. Albert Ross, that isn’t a bird although it flies so high,
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it’s
just a machine that people build, because they cannot fly.
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And, oh, what a terrible noise
it makes with engines under its wing,
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not
like you so silently stretched out on the wind. + C - F - G
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4. Happy landings Albert Ross it’s only an aeroplane,
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and
Albert Ross, the albatross, is king of the skies again.
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(orig. = capo 2nd) (Ralph McTell)