Album: Gypsies & Lovers

Oh, the yeahr was 1778,
( "How I wish I was in Sherbrook now!")
A letter of mark came from the King
To the scummiest vessel I would ever seen.

(CHORUS)
God d___ them all!
I was told we would cruise the seas for American gold.
We would fire no guns, shed no tears.
I am a broken man on a Halifax Peer,
The last of Barrett´s Privateers.

Well, Elcid Barrett cried the town
( "How I wish I was in Sherbrook now!")
For twenty brave men all fisherman who
Would make for him the "Antelope´s" crew

(REPEAT CHORUS)

The "Antelopes" sloop was a sickening sight
( "How I wish I was in Sherbrook now!")
She had a list to the port & her sails in rags
And the cook in the scuppers with the staggers & jags

(REPEAT CHORUS)

On the king´s birthday we put to sea
("How I wish I was in Sherbrook now!")
It was ninety one days to Montigo Bay
Pumping like madmen all the way

(REPEAT CHORUS)

On the ninety 6th day we sailed again
( "How I wish I was in Sherbrook now!")
When a b_____ great Yankee hove in sight
With our cracked four-pounders we made to fight.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

the Yankee lay low down with gold
( "How I wish I was in Sherbrook now!")
She was broad & fat & loose in stays
But to catch her took the Antelope two whole days.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Then at length we stood two cables away
( "How I wish I was in Sherbrook now!")
Our cracked four-pounders made an awful din
But with one fat ball the Yank stove us in

(REPEAT CHORUS)

the Antelope shook & pitched on her side
( "How I wish I was in Sherbrook now!")
Well Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs
And the Main´truck carried off both me legs.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

So here I sit in my twenty-3rd yeahr
( "How I wish I was in Sherbrook now!")
It has been six yeahrs since I sailed away
And I just made Halifax yesterday

(REPEAT CHORUS)

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