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| Song details | |
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| Title | Barrett's Privateers |
| Artist | Stan Rogers |
| Album | Between The Breaks... Live [2007],  Track 2  Fogarty's Cove [2007], Track 5 |
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| Duration | 04:20 |
| Rank | 1,533 (−43) history » |
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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.  submitted by The Wordman corrected by Brian on 27-02-2006 |
Send "Barrett's Privateers" ringtone to your cell| 2 comments |
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 22-10-2010 21:23 Rigger_Mcv | |
 1 posts | First of all, this is one of the greatest songs ever written. Just TRY to go to the Lower Deck, the old JJ's, The Split Crow or any other pub in Halifax and say otherwise.... you'll be thrown out on your arse in the street quicker than you can say, "Street meat is WICKED at 4 am!!" I am a PROUD Maritimer and a Bluenoser till the day they bury me with my arse to the sky...
FYI It's "I'm a drunken man on a Halifax BEER...." well.... that's how WE sing it... 
Enjoy all! |
| 06-04-2005 21:59 sgt_skelhorn | |
10 posts |  Forgive me for being confused as to why there is no discussion for this song??!! It's an amazing song!!! (some may say my opinion of this song is biased bcuz it comes form my culture) But still this song is da bomb!  }
I'm a drunken  man on a Halifax pier the last of Barrett's privateers!  
THE MARITIMES ROCK!!!!!   |