Barrett’s Privateers

[00:04.05] Oh, the year was 1778
[00:06.59] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[00:09.88] Well a letter of marque came from the king
[00:12.94] To the scummiest vessel I've ever seen
[00:15.19] God damn them all! I was told
[00:17.35] We'd sail the seas for American gold
[00:20.08] We'd fire no gun, shed no tear
[00:23.14] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[00:26.46] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[00:30.10] Oh, Elcid Barrett cried the town
[00:32.44] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[00:35.89] For twenty brave men all fishermen who
[00:38.45] Would make up for the Antelope's crew
[00:41.05] God damn them all! I was told
[00:43.12] We'd sail the seas for American gold
[00:46.02] We'd fire no gun, shed no tear
[00:48.97] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[00:52.43] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[00:55.51] Now the Antelope she was a sickening sight
[00:58.29] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[01:00.98] She'd a list to the port and her sails in rags
[01:04.72] And the cook in the scuppers with the shakes and the jags
[01:06.80] God damn them all! I was told
[01:09.38] We'd sail the seas for American gold
[01:11.72] We'd fire no gun, shed no tear
[01:14.51] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[01:18.36] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[01:21.30] And on the King's birthday we sailed away
[01:24.05] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[01:26.65] We were 97 days from Montego Bay
[01:30.00] We were pumping like madmen all the way
[01:32.65] God damn them all! I was told
[01:35.03] We'd sail the seas for American gold
[01:37.34] We'd fire no gun, shed no tear
[01:39.35] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[01:44.00] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[01:47.33] And on the 98th day we sailed again
[01:49.82] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[01:52.49] With a big fat American hove in sight
[01:55.86] Our cracked four pounders made to fight
[01:58.31] God damn them all! I was told
[02:00.84] We'd sail the seas for American gold
[02:03.17] We'd fire no gun, shed no tear
[02:05.99] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[02:09.89] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[02:13.29] That Yankee she lay low with gold
[02:15.71] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[02:18.28] She was big and fat and loose at the stays
[02:21.71] And to catch her took us three whole days
[02:24.19] God damn them all! I was told
[02:26.72] We'd sail the seas for American gold
[02:28.89] We'd fire no gun, shed no tear
[02:31.35] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[02:35.74] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[02:38.62] Well at last we stood two cables away
[02:41.54] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[02:43.99] Well our cracked four pounders made an awful din
[02:47.51] But an American ball come staved us in
[02:49.98] God damn them all! I was told
[02:52.30] We'd sail the seas for American gold
[02:54.71] We'd fire no gun, shed no tear
[02:57.14] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[03:01.43] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[03:04.77] Now the Antelope shook and she pitched on her side
[03:07.27] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[03:09.68] Well Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs
[03:13.29] And the main truck took off both my legs
[03:15.73] God damn them all! I was told
[03:18.18] We'd sail the seas for American gold
[03:20.64] We'd fire no gun, shed no tear
[03:23.12] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[03:27.31] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[03:30.32] So here I lay in my 23rd year
[03:33.07] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[03:35.51] Well it's been 6 years since we sailed away
[03:39.07] And I just made Halifax yesterday
[03:41.47] God damn them all! I was told
[03:43.99] We'd sail the seas for American gold
[03:46.30] We'd fire no gun, shed no tear
[03:49.75] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[03:53.04] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[03:55.45] God damn them all! I was told
[03:57.92] We'd sail the seas for American gold
[04:00.16] We'd fire no gun, shed no tear
[04:03.57] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[04:06.94] And you'll never find a better man far or near
[04:09.12] I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[04:13.25] The last of Barrett's Privateers