The Irish Descendants - Barretts privateers

Oh the ^Cyear was seventeen-^Gseventy-^Ceight How I ^Cwish I ^Fwas in ^CSherbrooke ^Gnow. A ^Cletter of ^Gmarque came ^Cfrom the ^Cking To the ^Cscummiest vessel I'd ^Gever ^Fseen God^Gdamn them ^Call ^CI was ^Ftold We'd ^Ccruse the ^Fseas for Am^Cerican ^Fgold We'd ^Gfire no ^Cguns ^GShed no ^Ftears I'm a ^Cbroken ^Fman on a ^CHalifax ^Fpier The ^Flast of ^FBarrett's ^Gpriva^Cteers

Oh ^CEuclid Barrett ^Gcried the ^Ctown How I ^Cwish I ^Fwas in ^CSherbrooke ^Gnow For ^Ctwenty brave ^Gmen, all ^Cfishermen, ^Cwho Would ^Cmake for him the ^GAntelope's ^Fcrew God^Gdamn them ^Call ^CI was ^Ftold We'd ^Ccruse the ^Fseas for Am^Cerican ^Fgold We'd ^Gfire no ^Cguns ^GShed no ^Ftears I'm a ^Cbroken ^Fman on a ^CHalifax ^Fpier The ^Flast of ^FBarrett's ^Gpriva^Cteers

The ^CAntelope sloop was a ^Gsickening ^Csight How I ^Cwish I ^Fwas in ^CSherbrooke ^Gnow She'd a-^Clist to the port and her ^Gsails in ^Crags And the ^Ccook in the ^Cscuppers with the ^Gstaggers and ^Fjags God^Gdamn them ^Call ^CI was ^Ftold We'd ^Ccruse the ^Fseas for Am^Cerican ^Fgold We'd ^Gfire no ^Cguns ^GShed no ^Ftears I'm a ^Cbroken ^Fman on a ^CHalifax ^Fpier The ^Flast of ^FBarrett's ^Gpriva^Cteers

On the ^Cking's birthday we ^Gput to ^Csea How I ^Cwish I ^Fwas in ^CSherbrooke ^Gnow We were ^Cninty-one days to^G Montego^C Bay ^CPumping like ^Cmadmen ^Gall the ^Fway God^Gdamn them ^Call ^CI was ^Ftold We'd ^Ccruse the ^Fseas for Am^Cerican ^Fgold We'd ^Gfire no ^Cguns ^GShed no ^Ftears I'm a ^Cbroken ^Fman on a ^CHalifax ^Fpier The ^Flast of ^FBarrett's ^Gpriva^Cteers

On the ^Cninethy-sixth day we ^Gsailed a^Cgain How I ^Cwish I ^Fwas in ^CSherbrooke ^Gnow When a ^Cbloody great Yankee ^Ghove in ^Csight With our ^Ccracked four-^Cpounders, we ^Gmade to ^Ffight God^Gdamn them ^Call ^CI was ^Ftold We'd ^Ccruse the ^Fseas for Am^Cerican ^Fgold We'd ^Gfire no ^Cguns ^GShed no ^Ftears I'm a ^Cbroken ^Fman on a ^CHalifax ^Fpier The ^Flast of ^FBarrett's ^Gpriva^Cteers

The ^CYankee lay low ^Gdown with ^Cgold How I ^Cwish I ^Fwas in ^CSherbrooke ^Gnow She was ^Cbroad and fat and ^Gloose with ^Cstays But to ^Ccatch her took the ^CAntelope ^Gtwo whole ^Fdays God^Gdamn them ^Call ^CI was ^Ftold We'd ^Ccruse the ^Fseas for Am^Cerican ^Fgold We'd ^Gfire no ^Cguns ^GShed no ^Ftears I'm a ^Cbroken ^Fman on a ^CHalifax ^Fpier The ^Flast of ^FBarrett's ^Gpriva^Cteers

Then at ^Clength we stood two ^Gcables a^Cway How I ^Cwish I ^Fwas in ^CSherbrooke ^Gnow Our ^Ccracked four-pounders made an ^Gaweful ^Cdin But with ^Cone fat ^Cball the Yank ^Gstove us ^Fin God^Gdamn them ^Call ^CI was ^Ftold We'd ^Ccruse the ^Fseas for Am^Cerican ^Fgold We'd ^Gfire no ^Cguns ^GShed no ^Ftears I'm a ^Cbroken ^Fman on a ^CHalifax ^Fpier The ^Flast of ^FBarrett's ^Gpriva^Cteers

The ^CAntelope shook and ^Gpitched on her ^Cside How I ^Cwish I ^Fwas in ^CSherbrooke ^Gnow ^CBarrett was ^Csmashed like a ^Gbowl of ^Ceggs And the ^Cmain truck ^Ccarried off ^Gboth me ^Flegs God^Gdamn them ^Call ^CI was ^Ftold We'd ^Ccruse the ^Fseas for Am^Cerican ^Fgold We'd ^Gfire no ^Cguns ^GShed no ^Ftears I'm a ^Cbroken ^Fman on a ^CHalifax ^Fpier The ^Flast of ^FBarrett's ^Gpriva^Cteers

So ^Chere I lay in the ^Gtwenty-third ^Cyear How I ^Cwish I ^Fwas in ^CSherbrooke ^Gnow It's ^Cbeen six ^Cyears since we ^Gsailed ^Caway And I ^Cjust made ^CHalifax ^Gyester^Fday God^Gdamn them ^Call ^CI was ^Ftold We'd ^Ccruse the ^Fseas for Am^Cerican ^Fgold We'd ^Gfire no ^Cguns ^GShed no ^Ftears I'm a ^Cbroken ^Fman on a ^CHalifax ^Fpier The ^Flast of ^FBarrett's ^Gpriva^Cteers

^CI'm a b^Froken man^C on a Ha^Flifax pier (hold it) The ^Flast of ^FBarrett's ^Gpriva^Cteeeeeerrrrssss (go wild on the C)