G They laid out the body C G In that peaceful pagan home Em C To pay their last respects G D C All the neighbours came along G In the wee hours of the morning C G Pagan words from a whisky still Em C Fall in from the bushes G D C Sworn enemies are friends again G Someone spilt Porter on the corpse C G In the middle of a song Em C And the stories kept on coming back G D C From 1941 [Chorus] C G D Sail on, sail on Jimmy C G D Sail on, Jimmy boy C G D Sail on, sail on Jimmy C D G From this Irish Pagan ritual [Verse 2] G Mad Mary from the crossroads C G Grabbed my arse for all to see Em C I'll tell your fortune Scoby G D C If you come on home with me G In the name of God now Mary C G Some respect for the dead Em C You can't be grabbing arses G D C At a Pagan ritual [Chorus] C G D Sail on, sail on Jimmy C G D Sail on, Jimmy boy C G D Sail on, sail on Jimmy C D G From this Irish Pagan ritual [Verse 3] G Father Tim is telling Tommy C G How the Israelites came in Em C And Tommy's eating sandwiches G D C That are piled up next to him G Someone started singing C G Ah Revenge for Skibereen Em C There's a French lad there translating Em C For the next door neighbours daughter G D C Jean Louis and lovely Angelie [Chorus] C G D Sail on, sail on Jimmy C G D Sail on, Jimmy boy C G D Sail on, sail on Jimmy C D G From this Irish Pagan ritual [Verse 4] G In the wee hours of the morning C G We were howling at the moon Em C When the Mystic wind took Jimmy G D C Way up to the Mystic room G Up up up up up he's gone C G In peace to save us all Em C Gone with a Mystic blessing G D C From that peaceful Pagan ritual [Chorus] C G D Sail on, sail on Jimmy C G D Sail on, Jimmy boy C G D Sail on, sail on Jimmy C D G From this Irish Pagan ritual [Outro] C G D Sail on, sail on Jimmy C G D Sail on, Jimmy boy C G D Sail on, sail on Jimmy C D G From this Irish Pagan ritual