Barrett's Privateers-The Real McKenzies

[00:04.532]Oh, the year was 1778 [00:06.622]How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now [00:10.514]Well a letter of marque came from the king [00:12.761]To the scummiest vessel I've ever seen [00:15.138]God damn them all! I was told [00:17.776]We'd sail the seas for American gold [00:20.101]We'd fire no gun, shed no tear [00:24.124]But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier [00:26.788]The last of Barrett's Privateers [00:29.662] [00:30.315]Oh, Elcid Barrett cried the town [00:32.640]How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now [00:36.297]For twenty brave men all fishermen who [00:38.674]Would make up for the Antelope's crew [00:41.077]God damn them all! I was told [00:43.350]We'd sail the seas for American gold [00:45.832]We'd fire no gun, shed no tear [00:50.011]But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier [00:52.545]The last of Barrett's Privateers [00:55.340] [00:55.915]Now the Antelope she was a sickening sight [00:58.423]How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now [01:02.080]She'd a list to the port and her sails in rags [01:04.692]And the cook in the scuppers with the shakes and the jags [01:06.886]God damn them all! I was told [01:09.237]We'd sail the seas for American gold [01:11.667]We'd fire no gun, shed no tear [01:15.794]But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier [01:18.354]The last of Barrett's Privateers [01:21.097] [01:21.750]And on the King's birthday we sailed away [01:24.180]How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now [01:27.967]We were 97 days from Montego Bay [01:30.266]We were pumping like madmen all the way [01:32.748]God damn them all! I was told [01:34.942]We'd sail the seas for American gold [01:37.424]We'd fire no gun, shed no tear [01:41.629]But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier [01:44.163]The last of Barrett's Privateers [01:46.715] [01:47.428]And on the 98th day we sailed again [01:50.041]How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now [01:53.698]With a big fat American hove in sight [01:56.075]Our cracked four pounders made to fight [01:58.426]God damn them all! I was told [02:00.725]We'd sail the seas for American gold [02:03.259]We'd fire no gun, shed no tear [02:07.282]But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier [02:09.946]The last of Barrett's Privateers [02:12.846] [02:13.420]That Yankee she lay low with gold [02:15.797]How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now [02:19.324]She was big and fat and loose at the stays [02:21.910]And to catch her took us three whole days [02:24.209]God damn them all! I was told [02:26.638]We'd sail the seas for American gold [02:29.068]We'd fire no gun, shed no tear [02:32.908]But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier [02:35.781]The last of Barrett's Privateers [02:38.558] [02:39.151]Well at last we stood two cables away [02:41.476]How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now [02:45.028]Well our cracked four pounders made an awful din [02:47.536]But an American ball come staved us in [02:50.018]God damn them all! I was told [02:52.395]We'd sail the seas for American gold [02:54.746]We'd fire no gun, shed no tear [02:58.873]But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier [03:01.642]The last of Barrett's Privateers [03:04.302] [03:04.855]Now the Antelope shook and she pitched on her side [03:07.442]How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now [03:10.759]Well Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs [03:13.319]And the main truck took off both my legs [03:15.748]God damn them all! I was told [03:18.073]We'd sail the seas for American gold [03:20.633]We'd fire no gun, shed no tear [03:24.421]But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier [03:27.268]The last of Barrett's Privateers [03:30.168] [03:30.847]So here I lay in my 23rd year [03:33.251]How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now [03:36.803]Well it's been 6 years since we sailed away [03:39.389]And I just made Halifax yesterday [03:41.584]God damn them all! I was told [03:44.013]We'd sail the seas for American gold [03:46.338]We'd fire no gun, shed no tear [03:50.282]But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier [03:53.286]The last of Barrett's Privateers [03:55.507]God damn them all! I was told [03:57.727]We'd sail the seas for American gold [04:00.157]We'd fire no gun, shed no tear [04:04.258]But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier [04:06.792]And you'll never find a better man far or near [04:09.143]I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier [04:13.296]The last of Barrett's Privateers