Tonalité : D major
Verse 1
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Oh, the year was 1778,
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how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now!
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When a letter of Mark came from the king,
to the scummiest vessel I've ever seen,
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
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on a Halifax pier,
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the last to bear its privateers!
Oh, well, sit bare it cried the town
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How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
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For twenty brave men,
all fishermen
Who wouldn't make for him
The antelope's crew,
God damn them all
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
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a Halifax pier
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The last to bear its privateers
Oh, the antelope sloop was
a sickening sight
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How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
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She lists to the port with her sails in rags
And the cooks and the scuppers
with the staggers and jags
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
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on a Halifax pier
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the last to bear its privateers.
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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pumpin' like madmen all the way,
god damn them all.
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D
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
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a Halifax pier,
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The last to bear its privateers.
On the 96th day we sailed again,
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Em
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now.
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When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight,
With our crack four
-pounders we made to fight,
God damn them all.
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I was told we'd cruise the seas
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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
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on a Halifax pier,
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Em
the last of Barrett's privateers
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Em
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Oh, the Yankee lay low down with gold,
how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
She was broad and fat and
loose since days,
but to catch her took
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the antelope two whole days
God damn them all,
Em
I was told we'd cruise the seas
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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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D
the last of Barrett's privateers
Then at length we stood two cables away,
how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
Our cracked four -pounders made an awful din,
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but with one fat ball the Yanks stove us in
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God damn them all,
Em
I was told we'd cruise the seas
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Em
for American gold
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G
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
Em
D
Now I'm a broken man
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on a Halifax pier
Em
D
The last of Barrett's privateers
Em
Oh, the antelope shook and
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pitched on her side
Em
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
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Em
And Barrett was smashed like
a bowl of eggs
And the main truck carried off both me legs
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God damn them all!
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Em
I was told we'd cruise the seas
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for American gold
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We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
D
Now I'm a broken man
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on a Halifax pier
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The last to bear its privateers
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So here I lay in my 23rd year
I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
It's been six years since we sailed away
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Em
And I just made Halifax yesterday
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God damn them all
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Em
I was told we'd cruise the seas
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Em
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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