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Well, the year was 1778
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How I wish I was in... now!
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When a letter of marque was sent by the king
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To the scummiest vessel I’ve ever seen
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God damn them all
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I was told we’d sail the seas
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For American gold
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We’d fire no guns, she'd no tears
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I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett’s Privateers
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‘Twas then ‘Sid Barrett cried the town
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How I wish I was in... now!
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For twenty man, all fisherman who
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Would make for him the Antelope crew
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God damn them all
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I was told we’d sail the seas
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For American gold
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We’d fire no guns, she'd no tears
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I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett’s Privateers
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Now, the Antelope’s sloop was a sickening sight
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I wish I was in... now!
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With a list to port and ‘er sails in rags
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And the cook in the scuppers with the staggers and jags
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God damn them all
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I was told we’d sail the seas
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For American gold
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We’d fire no guns, she'd no tears
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I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett’s Privateers
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On the kings birthday we sailed away
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I wish I was in... now!
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When a great big Yankee hovered in sight
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With our cracked four-pounders we made to fight.
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God damn them all
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I was told we’d sail the seas
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For American gold
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We’d fire no guns, she'd no tears
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I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett’s Privateers
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The Yankee lay low down with gold
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I wish I was in … now!
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She was low and fat and loose stays
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But to catch her took the Antelope three whole days
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God damn them all
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I was told we’d sail the seas
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For American gold
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We’d fire no guns, she'd no tears
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I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett’s Privateers
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But at length we stood two cables away
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I wish I was in… now!
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Our cracked four-pounders made an awful din
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But with one fat ball the Yank’ stove us in
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God damn them all
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I was told we’d sail the seas
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For American gold
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We’d fire no guns, she'd no tears
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I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett’s Privateers
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Well, the Antelope shook and fetched on our side
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I wish I was in … now!
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Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs
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And the main track took away both my legs
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God damn them all
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I was told we’d sail the seas
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For American gold
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We’d fire no guns, she'd no tears
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I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett’s Privateers
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So, here I lay on my twenty-fifth year
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I wish I was in… now!
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Six years since we sailed away
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But I just made Halifax yesterday
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God damn them all
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I was told we’d sail the seas
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For American gold
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We’d fire no guns, she'd no tears
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I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett’s Privateers
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God damn them all
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I was told we’d sail the seas
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For American gold
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We’d fire no guns, she'd no tears
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I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier
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Sailed the seas for many a long year
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You’ll never find a better man far or near
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I’m a last of Barrett’s Privateers
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