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Verse 1
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Oh, the year was 1778
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HOW I WISH I WAS IN
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SHERBROOKE NOW!
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A letter of marque came from the king
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To the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen
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God damn them all! I was
Verse 2
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told we'd cruise the
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seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no 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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Verse 3
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Oh, Elcid Barrett cried the town
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HOW I WISH I WAS IN
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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! I was
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told we'd cruise the
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seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no 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
Verse 5
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The Antelope sloop was a
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sickening sight
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HOW I WISH I WAS IN
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SHERBROOKE NOW!
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She'd a list to the port
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and her sails in rags
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And the cook in scuppers with the
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staggers and the jags
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God damn them all! I was
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told we'd cruise the
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seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no 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
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
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On the King's birthday we put to sea
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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! I was
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told we'd cruise the
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seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no 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
Verse 9
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On the 96th day we sailed again
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HOW I WISH I WAS IN
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SHERBROOKE NOW!
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When a bloody great Yan
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kee hove in sight
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With our cracked four pounders
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we made to fight
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God damn them all! I was
Verse 10
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told we'd cruise the
Em
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seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no 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
Verse 11
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The Yankee lay low down with gold
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HOW I WISH I WAS IN
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SHERBROOKE NOW!
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She was broad and fat and
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loose in the stays
But to catch her took the
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Antelope two whole days
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God damn them all! I was
Verse 12
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told we'd cruise the
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seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no 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
Verse 13
"Ladies and gentlemen,
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Mister Heri Joensen"
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Then
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at length we stood two cables away
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HOW I WISH I WAS IN
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SHERBROOKE NOW!
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Our cracked four pounders
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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! I was
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told we'd cruise the
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seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no 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
Verse 16
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The Antelope shook and
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pitched on her side
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HOW I WISH I WAS IN
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SHERBROOKE NOW!
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Barrett was smashed like
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a bowl of eggs
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And the Maintruck carried
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off both me legs
Verse 17
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God damn them all! I was
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told we'd cruise the
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seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no 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
Verse 18
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So here I lay in my 23rd year
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HOW I WISH I WAS IN
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SHERBROOKE NOW!
It's been 6 years since we
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sailed away
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And I just made Halifax yesterday
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God damn them all! I was
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told we'd cruise the
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seas for American gold
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We'd fire no guns-shed no 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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