The Longest Johns - The last bristolian pirate

Well, I u^Csed to be a farmer and I ^Fmade a ^Gliving ^Cfine I ^Fhad a little ^Cstretch of land ^Galong the western line But time^Cs went by and though I tried the ^Fmoney ^Gwasn't ^Cthere And ^Fbankers came and ^Ctook my land and ^Gtold me "Fair is ^CFair" I ^Amlooked for every kind of job, the ^Danswer always "No", ^Am"Hire you now" they'd always laugh, "We ^Gjust let twenty go!" (Haha) The ^Amgovernment, they promised me a ^Dmeasley little sum, But ^AmI've got too much pride to end up ^Gjust another bum! (bum) Then I ^Fthought who gives a crap if all the jobs are g^Fone^C, ^GI'm gonna be a pirate, on the river Severn!

And it's a Heave (H^CO) High (H^CO) c^Fomin' d^Gown the p^Clains, ^FStealin' wheat and ^Cbarley and ^Gall the other grains, And it's a Ho (HE^CY!) High (^CHEY!) ^Ffarmers ^Gbar yer ^Cdoors, When you ^Fsee the Jolly ^CRoger on the Se^Gvern's mighty^C shores.

Well, you ^Cthink the local farmers would ^Fknow that ^GI'm at ^Clarge, But ^Fjust the other ^Cday I found an ^Gunprotected barge, I ^Csnuck up right behind them and ^Fthey were ^Gnone the ^Cwiser, I ^Frammed the ship and ^Csank it and I ^Gstole the ferti^Clizer A ^Ambridge outside of Bristol sp^Dans the mighty river, ^AmFarmers cross in so much fear their ^Gstomachs are aquiver, ^Am'Cause they know that Captain Tractor's ^Dhiding in the bay, I'll ^Amjump the bridge and knock 'em cold and ^Gsail off with their hay!

And it's a Heave (H^CO) High (H^CO) c^Fomin' d^Gown the p^Clains, ^FStealin' wheat and ^Cbarley and ^Gall the other grains, And it's a Ho (H^CEY!) High (HE^CY!) fa^Frmers ba^Gr yer do^Cors, When you ^Fsee the Jolly ^CRoger on the Sev^Gern's mighty ^Cshores. Well, ^CMountie Joshie chased me, he was ^Falways ^Gat my ^Cthroat, He ^Ffollowed on the ^Cshorelines 'cause he ^Gdidn't own a boat, But ^Ccut-backs were a comin' and the ^FCopper l^Gost his j^Cob, So ^Fnow he's sailin' ^Cwith me and we ^Gcall him Salty J^Cosh! A ^Amswingin' sword and skull and bones are ^Dpleasant company, I ^Amnever pay my income tax and ^Gscrew the VAT (SCREW IT!) ^AmSalin' down to Cheltenham, the^D Terror of the Sea, If you ^Amwanna get to Tesco lad, you go^Gtta get by me!

And it's a Heave (H^CO) High (HO^C) co^Fmin' do^Gwn the pl^Cains, ^FStealin' wheat and ^Cbarley and ^Gall the other grains, And it's a Ho (HE^CY!) High (HE^CY!) fa^Frmers ba^Gr yer do^Cors, When you ^Fsee the Jolly ^CRoger on the S^Gevern's might^Cy shores.

Well ^Cpirate life's appealing but you ^Fdon't just ^Gfind it ^Chere, I ^Fhear that up in Yo^Crkshire there's a b^Gand of buccaneers, They ^Croam the Yorkshire dales fro^Fm Smith t^Go Bal^Cleray, And you're ^Fgonna lose your fl^Cat cap if you h^Gave to pass their w^Cay. Well, ^Amwinter is a comin' and a ^Dchill is in the breeze, My ^Ampirate days are over once the ^Griver starts to freeze, But ^AmI'll be back in springtime but ^Dnow I've got to fly, I ^Amhear there's lots of plundering down in the^G Isle of White!

And it's a Heave (H^CO) High (H^CO) c^Fomin' d^Gown the p^Clains, ^FStealin' wheat and ^Cbarley and ^Gall the other grains, And it's a Ho (HE^CY!) High (HE^CY!) fa^Frmers ba^Gr yer do^Cors, When you ^Fsee the Jolly ^CRoger on the Sev^Gern's mighty ^Cshores. And it's a Heave (H^CO) High (H^CO) c^Fomin' d^Gown the p^Clains, ^FStealin' wheat and ^Cbarley and ^Gall the other grains, And it's a Ho (HE^CY!) High (HE^CY!) fa^Frmers ba^Gr yer do^Cors, When you ^Fsee the Jolly ^CRoger... on the ^GSevern's migh^Cty shores.