Oh, the year was 1778, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
A letter of marque came from the king,
To the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen,
God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
The last of Barrett's Privateers.
Oh, Elcid Barrett cried the town, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
For twenty brave men all fishermen who
would make for him the Antelope's crew
God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
The last of Barrett's Privateers.
The Antelope sloop was a sickening sight,HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
She'd a list to the port and her sails in rags
And the cook in scuppers with the staggers and the jags
God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
The last of Barrett's Privateers.
On the King's birthday we put to sea, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
We were 91 days to Montego Bay
Pumping like madmen all the way
God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
The last of Barrett's Privateers.
On the 96th day we sailed again, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight
With our cracked four pounders we made to fight
God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
The last of Barrett's Privateers.
The Yankee lay low down with gold, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
She was broad and fat and loose in the stays
But to catch her took the Antelope two whole days
God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
The last of Barrett's Privateers.
Then at length we stood two cables away, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
Our cracked four pounders made an awful din
But with one fat ball the Yank stove us in
God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
The last of Barrett's Privateers.
The Antelope shook and pitched on her side, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs
And the Maintruck carried off both me legs
God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
The last of Barrett's Privateers.
So here I lay in my 23rd year, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
It's been 6 years since we sailed away
And I just made Halifax yesterday
God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
The last of Barrett's Privateers.
Barrett's Privateers (Stan Rogers Cover)
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1741 (The Battle of Cartagena) Back Through Time Barrett's Privateers Barrett's Privateers Black Sails At Midnight Buckfast Powersmash Captain Morgan's Revenge Captain Morgan's Revenge Captain Morgan’s Revenge Chronicles Of Vengeance Death Before The Mast Death Throes Of The Terrorsquid Drink Flower Of Scotland Hangover (Taio Cruz Cover) Heavy Metal Pirates I Am A Cider Drinker In the Navy Keelhauled Leviathan Magnetic North Mead from Hell Midget Saw Nancy The Tavern Wench No Quarter Of Treasure Over The Seas P Is For Pirate Pirate Song Quest for Ships Rum Rumpelkombo Scraping The Barrel Set Sail And Conquer Shipwrecked Shipwrecked (Drop Goblin Remix) Sunset on the Golden Age Surf Squid Warfare Swashbuckled Terror Of The High Seas Terror On The High Seas That Famous Ol' Spiced That Famous Ol' Spice The Famous Ol' Spiced The Huntmaster The Quest The Sunk'n Norwegian The Sunk'n Norwegian The Sunk’n Norwegian To The End Of Our Days Walk the Plank Weiber Und Wein Wenches & Mead Wenches And Mead Wolves Of The Sea Wooden Leg Wooden Leg! You Are A Pirate You Are A Pirate (Bonus Track)
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