South Pacific Shore Song Lyrics and Chords by Cowboy Copas
South Pacific Shore
Recorded by Cowboy Copas
Written by Ken Clark
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Back in nineteen hundred and forty two
I was a
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kid just seven
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teen
I joined the navy just to see the world
And to
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sail the seven
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seas the deep blue seas
From the
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great Atlantic to the China sea
And a
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thousand places
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more
I heard the
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battle cry and they sent me
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to
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south
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pacific
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shore
We
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fired our guns and the bombs came down
Till the
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night lit up like day
I was
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sent ashore to patrol the beach
When I
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met a pretty
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dark eyed
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maid
Then the sky lit up I could see her face
Such
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beauty to
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adore
Well I
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fell in love in a
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troubled
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time
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south
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pacific
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shore
I'd would trade the gold in my pockets
And take the
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silver from my
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hair
Just to know that she's still waitin'
Still a-
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waitn' over
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there just for me
Met a
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lot of girls since I've been home
But my
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heart has closed the
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door
For a
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dark eyed girl
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far across the
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sea
On the
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south
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pacific
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shore
Repeat #3,4
Yes I
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fell in love in a
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troubled
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time
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south
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shore
FAQ
Who sang the the song South Pacific Shore?
- The song South Pacific Shore was sang by Cowboy Copas.
Who is Cowboy Copas?
- Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 - March 5, 1963), known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country music singer. He was popular from the 1940s until his death in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins. Copas was a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
