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Oh, the year was 1778, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
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A letter of marque come from the king,
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To the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen,
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God damn them all!
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I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
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Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett's Privateers.
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Oh, Elcid Barrett cried the town, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
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For twenty brave men all fishermen who
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Would make for him the Antelope's crew
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God damn them all!
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I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
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Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett's Privateers.
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The Antelope sloop was a sickening sight, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
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She'd a list to the port and and her sails in rags
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And the cook in scuppers with the staggers and the jags
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God damn them all!
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I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
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Now 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 King's birthday we put to sea, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
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We were 91 days to Montego Bay
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Pumping like madmen all the way
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God damn them all!
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I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
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Now 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 96th day we sailed again, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
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When a bloody great Yankee hove 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 cruise the seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
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Now 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, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
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She was broad and fat and loose in stays
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But to catch her took the Antelope two whole days
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God damn them all!
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I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
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Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett's Privateers.
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Then at length we stood two cables away, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE 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 cruise the seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
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Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett's Privateers.
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The Antelope shook and pitched on her side, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
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Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs
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And the Main trunk carried off both me legs
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God damn them all!
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I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
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Now 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 in my 23rd year, HOW I WISH I WAS IN SHERBROOKE NOW!
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It's been 6 years since we sailed away
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And I just made Halifax yesterday
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God damn them all!
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I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no tears
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Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
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The last of Barrett's Privateers
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