Barrett's Privateers-The Real McKenzies

[ti:Barrett's Privateers] [ar:The Real McKenzies] [al:Westwinds] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Barrett's Privateers - The Real McKenzies [00:04.73]Oh the year was 1778 how I wish I was in sherbrooke now [00:09.77] [00:10.84]A letter of marque come from the king [00:13.30]To the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen [00:15.52]God damn them all [00:17.00]I was told we'd sail the seas for american gold [00:20.43]We'd fire no guns-shed no tears [00:23.43] [00:24.48]Well I'm a broken man on a halifax pier [00:27.15]The last of Barrett's privateers [00:29.77] [00:30.55]Oh Elcid Barrett cried the town [00:33.05]How I wish I was in sherbrooke now [00:35.31] [00:36.54]For twenty brave men all fishermen who [00:38.99]Would make for him the antelope's crew [00:41.51]God damn them all [00:42.71]I was told we'd sail the seas for american gold [00:46.22]We'd fire no guns-shed no tears [00:48.96] [00:50.28]Well I'm a broken man on a halifax pier [00:52.96]The last of Barrett's privateers [00:55.52] [00:56.27]Now the antelope ship was a sickening sight [00:58.91]How I wish I was in sherbrooke now [01:01.19] [01:02.33]She'd a list to the port and her sails in rags [01:04.73]And the cook in scuppers with the staggers and the jags [01:07.11]God damn them all [01:08.48]I was told we'd sail the seas for american gold [01:11.91]We'd fire no guns-shed no tears [01:14.93] [01:16.12]Well I'm a broken man on a halifax pier [01:18.77]The last of Barrett's privateers [01:21.28] [01:22.03]On the king's birthday we sail away [01:24.51]How I wish I was in sherbrooke now [01:27.01] [01:28.11]We were 97 days to montego bay [01:30.59]Pumping like madmen all the way [01:33.08]God damn them all [01:34.34]I was told we'd sail the seas for american gold [01:37.70]We'd fire no guns-shed no tears [01:41.14] [01:41.90]Well I'm a broken man on a halifax pier [01:44.53]The last of Barrett's privateers [01:46.91] [01:47.84]On the 98th day we sailed again [01:50.36]How I wish I was in sherbrooke now [01:53.08] [01:53.94]When big fat american hove in sight [01:56.46]With our cracked four pounders we made to fight [01:58.89]God damn them all [02:00.12]I was told we'd sail the seas for american gold [02:03.51]We'd fire no guns-shed no tears [02:06.90] [02:07.77]Well I'm a broken man on a halifax pier [02:10.60]The last of Barrett's privateers [02:12.82] [02:13.63]The yankee she lay low with gold [02:16.16]How I wish I was in sherbrooke now [02:18.93] [02:19.71]She was big and fat and loose in the stays [02:22.24]But to catch her took us three whole days [02:24.73]God damn them all [02:25.92]I was told we'd sail the seas for american gold [02:29.32]We'd fire no guns-shed no tears [02:32.49] [02:33.48]Well I'm a broken man on a halifax pier [02:36.14]The last of Barrett's privateers [02:38.67] [02:39.48]Then at last we stood two cables away [02:42.03]How I wish I was in sherbrooke now [02:44.80] [02:45.38]Our cracked four pounders made an awful din [02:47.89]But with american ball come to stove us in [02:50.45]God damn them all [02:51.77]I was told we'd sail the seas for american gold [02:55.14]We'd fire no guns-shed no tears [02:58.46] [02:59.28]Well I'm a broken man on a halifax pier [03:01.90]The last of Barrett's privateers [03:04.51] [03:05.28]Now the antelope shook and she pitched on her side [03:07.82]How I wish I was in sherbrooke now [03:10.40] [03:11.42]Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs [03:13.79]And the main trunk took off both my legs [03:16.26]God damn them all [03:17.50]I was told we'd sail the seas for american gold [03:20.89]We'd fire no guns-shed no tears [03:24.24] [03:25.09]Well I'm a broken man on a halifax pier [03:27.76]The last of Barrett's privateers [03:30.26] [03:31.14]So here I lay in my 23rd year [03:33.67]How I wish I was in sherbrooke now [03:36.25] [03:37.05]Well it's been 6 years since we sailed away [03:39.59]And I just made halifax yesterday [03:41.96]God damn them all [03:43.22]I was told we'd sail the seas for american gold [03:46.68]We'd fire no guns-shed no tears [03:49.99] [03:50.85]Well I'm a broken man on a halifax pier [03:53.49]The last of Barrett's privateers [03:55.82]God damn them all [03:56.99]I was told we'd sail the seas for american gold [04:00.46]We'd fire no guns-shed no tears [04:03.82] [04:04.70]Well I'm a broken man on a halifax pier [04:07.24]And ya never find a better man far or near [04:09.62]I'm a broken man on a halifax pier [04:13.64]The last of Barrett's privateers