Barrett's Privateers
[00:03.23] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[00:06.43] A letter of marque came from the king
[00:09.35] To the scummiest vessel I've ever seen
[00:11.74] God damn them all! I was told
[00:14.41] We'd cruise the seas for American gold
[00:17.59] We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
[00:21.04] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[00:23.99] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[00:27.44] Oh, Elcid Barrett cried the town
[00:30.37] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[00:33.59] For twenty brave men all fishermen who
[00:36.53] Would make for him the Antelope's crew
[00:39.20] God damn them all! I was told
[00:41.85] We'd cruise the seas for American gold
[00:44.53] We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
[00:47.98] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[00:51.44] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[00:54.36] The Antelope sloop was a sickening sight
[00:57.27] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[01:00.73] She'd a list to the port and her sails in rags
[01:03.67] And the cook in the scuppers with the staggers and jags
[01:06.09] God damn them all! I was told
[01:09.01] We'd cruise the seas for American gold
[01:11.68] We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
[01:15.14] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[01:18.33] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[01:21.54] On the King's birthday we put to sea
[01:24.48] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[01:27.92] We were 91 days to Montego Bay
[01:30.85] Pumping like madmen all the way
[01:33.23] God damn them all! I was told
[01:36.18] We'd cruise the seas for American gold
[01:39.12] We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
[01:42.58] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[01:46.29] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[01:49.24] On the 96th day we sailed again
[01:51.90] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[01:55.37] When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight
[01:58.04] With our cracked four pounders we made to fight
[02:00.72] God damn them all! I was told
[02:03.13] We'd cruise the seas for American gold
[02:06.33] We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
[02:10.05] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[02:13.02] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[02:16.75] Now the Yankee lay low down with gold
[02:19.14] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[02:22.65] She was broad and fat and loose in the stays
[02:25.57] But to catch her took the Antelope two whole days
[02:28.24] God damn them all! I was told
[02:30.90] We'd cruise the seas for American gold
[02:33.56] We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
[02:37.29] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[02:40.22] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[02:43.68] Then at length we stood two cables away
[02:46.32] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[02:50.09] Our cracked four pounders made an awful din
[02:52.75] But with one fat ball, the Yank stove us in
[02:55.40] God damn them all! I was told
[02:58.32] We'd cruise the seas for American gold
[03:01.00] We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
[03:04.46] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[03:07.39] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[03:11.13] The Antelope shook and pitched on her side
[03:13.80] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[03:17.55] Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs
[03:20.20] And the Main truck carried off both me legs
[03:22.60] God damn them all! I was told
[03:26.61] We'd cruise the seas for American gold
[03:27.93] We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
[03:31.68] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[03:34.90] The last of Barrett's Privateers
[03:38.32] So here I lay in my 23rd year
[03:41.25] How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
[03:45.00] It's been 6 years since we sailed away
[03:47.40] And I just made Halifax yesterday
[03:50.32] God damn them all! I was told
[03:53.01] We'd cruise the seas for American gold
[03:55.97] We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
[03:59.16] But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
[04:03.18] The last of Barrett's Privateers
