The Wines Of Madeira

C               F        C
I’ve tasted the wines of France
         G          C        F
And I’ve tasted the wines of Spain
    C             F           C
And though many a wine is the same
          G                        C
There are none like the wines of Madeira

C                F        C
I’ve courted the girls of France
         G           C        F
And I’ve courted the girls of Spain
           C           F             C
And though most pretty girls are the same
          G                        C
There are none like the girls of Madeira


[Bridge 1]

C
Oh the girls who tend the vineyards
                    G
In the provinces of France

Are the gayest girls for courting
                          C
And they love to sing and dance

And they’re happy in their vineyards
                      G
And they smile upon romance
                              G7
And indeed I would defend for you
                 C
The provinces of France


[Bridge ]

                  F           C
But there’s not a vineyard anywhere
            G                C
That can compare with what I know
F                  C             G
Why? I’ll tell you why or better yet
               C
Come and we’ll go
C
Oh, the girls who tend the vineyards
G
In the provinces of Spain
G
They are spirited and fiery
C
Whether beautiful or plain
C
They are splendid in their vineyards
G
In their languorous refrain
                               G7
And Indeed, I would defend for you
C
The provinces of Spain
                  F           C
But there’s not a vineyard anywhere
            G                C
That can compare with what I know
F                  C             G
Why? I’ll tell you why or better yet
               C
Come and we’ll go


[Chorus]

C                F        C
You boast of the wines in France
        G            C        F
And you boast of the wines in Spain
         C              F    C
But your boast makes it very plain
            G                      C
That you’ve not had the wines of Madeira

C                F        C
You boast of the girls of France
        G            C         F
And you boast of the girls of Spain
         C             F    C
But your boast make it very plain
            G                       C
That you’ve not seen the girls of Madeira