Version 3 → 4
| 1 | Am G | 1 | Am G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | A maiden of the sea | 2 | A maiden of the sea |
| 3 | Am G | 3 | Am G |
| 4 | Miss Arielale | 4 | Miss Arielale |
| 5 | Am F | 5 | Am F |
| 6 | Her eyes so brown | 6 | Her eyes so brown |
| 7 | Am G Am | 7 | Am G Am |
| 8 | and her hair dark and soft as down | 8 | and her hair dark and soft as down |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Am G | 10 | Am G |
| 11 | Don't you know I am a selkie | 11 | Don't you know I am a selkie |
| 12 | Am | 12 | Am |
| 13 | Don't take my sealskin away | 13 | Don't take my sealskin away |
| 14 | Am G | 14 | Am G |
| 15 | Don't you know I am a selkie | 15 | Don't you know I am a selkie |
| 16 | Am | 16 | Am |
| 17 | Don't take my sealskin away | 17 | Don't take my sealskin away |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| 19 | Am G | 19 | Am G |
| 20 | She loved the fisherman Robert Rhine | 20 | She loved the fisherman Robert Rhine |
| 21 | Am G | 21 | Am G |
| 22 | Sharing fish love and time | 22 | Sharing fish love and time |
| 23 | Am F | 23 | Am F |
| 24 | They saved each other from the wind and storms | 24 | They saved each other from the wind and storms |
| 25 | G Am | 25 | G Am |
| 26 | And cherished the other's wild charms | 26 | And cherished the other's wild charms |
| 27 | 27 | ||
| 28 | Am | 28 | Am G |
| 29 | The villain of their small seaside town | 29 | The villain of their small seaside town |
| 30 | Am | 30 | Am G |
| 31 | The pious Pastor Brown | 31 | The pious Pastor Brown |
| 32 | Am | 32 | Am F |
| 33 | Burned her maidenform as a witch | 33 | Burned her maidenform as a witch |
| 34 | G | 34 | G Am |
| 35 | and dumped her dead in a ditch | 35 | and dumped her dead in a ditch |
| 36 | 36 | ||
| 37 | Am | 37 | Am G |
| 38 | Don't you know I am a selkie | 38 | Don't you know I am a selkie |
| 39 | Am | 39 | Am |
| 40 | Don't take my sealskin away | 40 | Don't take my sealskin away |
| 41 | Am | 41 | Am G |
| 42 | Don't you know I am a selkie | 42 | Don't you know I am a selkie |
| 43 | Am | 43 | Am |
| 44 | Don't take my sealskin away | 44 | Don't take my sealskin away |
| 45 | 45 | ||
| 46 | Am | 46 | Am G |
| 47 | Robert mad with grief and loss | 47 | Robert mad with grief and loss |
| 48 | Am | 48 | Am G |
| 49 | Shot Pastor Brown at his cross | 49 | Shot Pastor Brown at his cross |
| 50 | Am | 50 | Am F |
| 51 | Then fled into the angry sea | 51 | Then fled into the angry sea |
| 52 | G | 52 | G Am |
| 53 | Carrying the skin of his Selkie | 53 | Carrying the skin of his Selkie |
| 54 | 54 | ||
| 55 | Am | 55 | Am G |
| 56 | When the water touched her fur | 56 | When the water touched her fur |
| 57 | Am | 57 | Am G |
| 58 | She came back all seal and no girl | 58 | She came back all seal and no girl |
| 59 | Am | 59 | Am F |
| 60 | The ocean saw their true love's appeal | 60 | The ocean saw their true love's appeal |
| 61 | G | 61 | G Am |
| 62 | And turned him into a seal | 62 | And turned him into a seal |
| 63 | 63 | ||
| 64 | Am | 64 | Am G |
| 65 | Don't you know that we are selkies | 65 | Don't you know that we are selkies |
| 66 | Am | 66 | Am |
| 67 | Don't take our sealskins away | 67 | Don't take our sealskins away |
| 68 | Am | 68 | Am G |
| 69 | Don't you know that we are selkies | 69 | Don't you know that we are selkies |
| 70 | Am | 70 | Am |
| 71 | Don't take our sealskins away | 71 | Don't take our sealskins away |