Barrett's Privateers
Ton : CEnglish
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Oh Cthe year was seventeen Gseventy-Ceight
How I wish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow
A Cletter of Gmarque came Cfrom the king
To the scummiest vessel I'd Gever Fseen
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God Gdamn them Call I was Ftold
We'd Ccruise the Fseas for ACmerican Fgold
We'd Gfire no Cguns Gshed no Ftears
But I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier
The last of Barrett's GPrivaCteers
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Well CElcid Barrett Gcried the Ctown
How I wish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow
For Ctwenty brave Gmen all Cfishermen who
Would make for him the GAntelope's Fcrew
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God Gdamn them Call I was Ftold
We'd Ccruise the Fseas for ACmerican Fgold
We'd Gfire no Cguns Gshed no Ftears
But I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier
The last of Barrett's GPrivaCteers
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The CAntelope sloop was a Gsickening Csight
How I wish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow
She'd a Clist to the Gport and her Csails in rags
And the cook in the scuppers with the Gstaggers and Fjags
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God Gdamn them Call I was Ftold
We'd Ccruise the Fseas for ACmerican Fgold
We'd Gfire no Cguns Gshed no Ftears
But I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier
The last of Barrett's GPrivaCteers
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On the CKing's birthday we Gput to Csea
How I wish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow
We were Cninety-one Gdays to MonCtego Bay
Pumping like madmen Gall the Fway
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God Gdamn them Call I was Ftold
We'd Ccruise the Fseas for ACmerican Fgold
We'd Gfire no Cguns Gshed no Ftears
But I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier
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On the Cninety-sixth day we Gsailed Cagain
How I wish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow
When a Cbloody great GYankee Chove in sight
With our cracked four-pounders we Gmade to Ffight
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God Gdamn them Call I was Ftold
We'd Ccruise the Fseas for ACmerican Fgold
We'd Gfire no Cguns Gshed no Ftears
But I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier
The last of Barrett's GPrivaCteers
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The CYankee lay low Gdown with Cgold
How I wish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow
She was Cbroad and Gfat and Cloose in stays
But to catch her took the Antelope Gtwo whole Fdays
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God Gdamn them Call I was Ftold
We'd Ccruise the Fseas for ACmerican Fgold
We'd Gfire no Cguns Gshed no Ftears
But I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier
The last of Barrett's GPrivaCteers
Couplet
Then at Clength we stood two Gcables aCway
How I wish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow
Our Ccracked four-Gpounders made an Cawful din
But with one fat ball the Yank Gstove us Fin
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God Gdamn them Call I was Ftold
We'd Ccruise the Fseas for ACmerican Fgold
We'd Gfire no Cguns Gshed no Ftears
But I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier
The last of Barrett's GPrivaCteers
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The CAntelope shook and Gpitched on her Cside
How I wish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow
CBarrett was Gsmashed like a Cbowl of eggs
And the main-truck carried off Gboth my Flegs
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GGod damn Cthem all I Fwas told
We'd Ccruise the Fseas for ACmerican Fgold
We'd Gfire no Cguns Gshed no Ftears
But I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier
The last of Barrett's GPrivaCteers
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So Chere I lay in my Gtwenty-third Cyear
How I wish I Fwas in CSherbrooke Gnow
It's Cbeen six Gyears since we Csailed away
And I just made Halifax GyesterFday
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God Gdamn them Call I was Ftold
We'd Ccruise the Fseas for ACmerican Fgold
We'd Gfire no Cguns Gshed no Ftears
But I'm a Cbroken Fman on a CHalifax Fpier
The last of Barrett's GPrivaCteers