Barrett's Privateers

歌詞

Oh, the year was 1778 How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now When a letter of marque come from the King To the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen God damn them all I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold We'd fire no gun, shed no tear Well 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 up for the Antelope's crew God damn them all I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold We'd fire no gun, shed no tear Well I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett's privateers Now the Antelope she was a sickening sight How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now She'd a list to the port and and her sails in rags And the cook in scuppers with the shakes and the jags God damn them all I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold We'd fire no gun, shed no tear Well I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett's privateers And on the King's birthday we sail away How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now We were 97 days to Montego Bay Pumping like madmen all the way God damn them all I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold We'd fire no gun, shed no tear Well I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett's privateers On the 98th day we sailed again How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now When big fat American hove in sight With our cracked four pounders, made to fight God damn them all I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold We'd fire no gun, shed no tear Well I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett's privateers That Yankee she lay low with gold How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now She was big and fat and loose at the stays But to catch her took us 3 whole days God damn them all I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold We'd fire no gun, shed no tear Well I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett's privateers Well at last we stood two cables away How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now Our cracked four pounders made an awful din But with an American ball come staved us in God damn them all I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold We'd fire no gun, shed no tear Well I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett's privateers Now the antelope shook and she pitched on her side How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now Well Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs And the main truck took off both my legs God damn them all I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold We'd fire no gun, shed no tear Well 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 sail the seas for American gold We'd fire no gun, shed no tear Well I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett's privateers How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold We'd fire no gun, shed no tear Well I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier And you'll never find a better man far or near I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett's privateers