Chorus:

[A]Louie Lou[D]ie, [E]oh [D]baby, [A]I gotta go [D]
[E]Yeah, yeah, yeah, [D]yeah, yeah
[A]Louie Lou[D]ie, [E]oh [D]baby, [A]I gotta go [D] [E] [D]

Verse 1:

A [A]fine little [D]girl, who [E]waited for [D]me
I [A]catch a [D]ship a[E]cross the [D]seaŹ
I [A]sailed the [D]ship [E]all a[D]lone
I [A]wondered [D]when I'm gonna [E]make it [D]home.

Chorus

Verse 2:

Three [A]days and [D]nights I [E]sailed the [D]sea
I [A]think of the [D]girl [E]constant[D]ly
[A]On the [D]ship, I [E]dream she's [D]there
I [A]smell the [D]rose that's [E]in her [D]hair

Chorus

Verse 3:

I [A]see Ja[D]maican [E]moon a[D]bove
[A]See the [D]girl I'm [E]thinking [D]of
I [A]take her [D]in my [E]arms and [D]then
[A]Say I'll [D]never [E]leave a[D]gain

Chorus

Ending:

Oh, [A]I gotta go [D]now [E]
[D]Uh-huh [A]I gotta go [D] [E] [D]
[A]Oh