Late to the Skirmish. I did get this done in under the hour, though!

Instrument: 55 year old Yamaha FG180 - Gets sweeter every decade!

INTRO: (F) (G) (Am)

(Am) The shipwreck came as (Dm) quite a surprise My (Em) yacht sank fast be(Am)fore my eyes My solo sail a(Dm)round the globe Left me (F) clinging to a (G) piece of the (Am) boat's wardrobe

(Am) Luckily the reef that had (Dm) wrecked my boat Wasn't (Em) too far off for (Am) me to float I surfed to the shore with(Dm) some panache (F) Hit another (G) rock and landed (Am) on my ass

It's (C) funny, but my favourite (G) book as a kid Was (F) Robinson Crusoe - Oh the (E) things he did Now a (C) desert Isle belonged to (G) only me I (F) burst out (G) laughing at the (Am) irony

(Am) There was water a plenty (Dm) in a stream (Em) Fruit filled trees - in my (Am) eye a gleam I built a hut made of (Dm) mud and straw But the (F) ants moved (G) in before I (Am) made a door

(Am) So I could signal ships I (Dm) built a fire But (Em) none passed by - my fate was (Am) dire I never found footprints (Dm) in the sand I (F) feared this would (G) be my (Am) final stand

I (C) always said I liked to (G) be alone Three (F) years have passed - I'm still (E) on my own My (C) wish has come back to bite me (G) on the bum I (F) wish I had listened to my (G) dear old (Am) Mum