Barretts Privateers

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More of a sea ballad. Subscribe if you want more! • A tribute to Stan Rogers, round the table. With all the text. There's a lot of it. Put it on a t-shirt or something. • feat. Andrew Forsyth as Stan Rogers • Mark O'Meara and Joel Chapman as The Other Guys • Original Stan: • Stan Rogers intros sings Barrett's... • -- • SUPPORT ME ON PATREON!! I'm releasing an album in 2022. Or, if you want to send a little support but don't want the hassle of making an account, you can, you know, BuyMeACoffee • P A T R E O N | / joelchapmanmusic • B U Y M E A C O F F E E | https://www.buymeacoffee.com/joelchapman • Social: • I N S T A G R A M | / joelchapmanmusic • F A C E B O O K | / joelchapmanmusic • T W I T T E R | / iamjoelchapman • W E B S I T E | http://joelchapmanmusic.com • ٩(◕‿◕｡)۶ • ---- • FULL TEXT • Oh, the year was 1778 • How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now • A letter of marque came from the king • For 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 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 with her sails in rags • And the cook in the scuppers with the staggers and 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 hauled 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 • Now the Yankee lay low down with gold • How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now • She was broad and fat and loose in stays • And 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 to her side • How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now • Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs • And the Main truck 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

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