Motion Of The Ocean Lyrics & Chords By The Merry Wives Of Windsor

While traveling through Spain I met a gallant captain
He liked to brag about his enormous galleon
Despite her two anchors and her long mast of wood
His big, manly ship couldn’t sail like it should

In every port the ship size is the notion
But here is the secret
Of a girl’s devotion
It’s not the size of the ship
It’s the motion of the ocean

As I explored the East I met a man in China
Who swore his famous junk was goin' to thrill ya
Contrary to his promise it was not a great ride
And like many sailors about his junk he lied

In every port the ship size is the notion
But here is the secret
Of a girl’s devotion
It’s not the size of the ship
It’s the motion of the ocean

In France I met a man who liked to race his schooner
Just so he could get his passenger there sooner
The size of his rigging made all the girls swoon
The trip ended early when he came in port too soon

In every port the ship size is the notion
But here is the secret
Of a girl’s devotion
It’s not the size of the ship
It’s the motion of the ocean

For a Dutch man I fell and in Holland I did go
He wanted to show me his impressive cargo
Its size made me marvel so on his ship I rode
But in the end his pinnace just could not launch its load

In every port the ship size is the notion
But here is the secret
Of a girl’s devotion
It’s not the size of the ship
It’s the motion of the ocean

At home in my port a sailor took me on a cruise
He didn’t look like much but I had nothing to lose
His dinghy it was teeny but the point of our song
His motion in my ocean got me home all night long

In every port the ship size is the notion
But here is the secret
Of a girl’s devotion
It’s not the size of the ship

In every port the ship size is the notion
But here is the secret
Of a girl’s devotion
It’s not the size of the ship
It’s the motion, it’s the motion, it’s the motion of the ocean