Тональность: D major
Verse 1
D
Oh, the year was 1778,
A
how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now!
D
When a letter of Mark came from the king,
to the scummiest vessel I've ever seen,
God damn them all!
G
A
D
I was told we'd cruise the seas
for American gold,
G
we'd fire no guns, shed no tears!
D
Now I'm a broken man
D
the last to bear its privateers!
Oh, well, sit bare it cried the town
A
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
D
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
G
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
D
Now I'm a broken man on
D
The last to bear its privateers
Oh, the antelope sloop was
a sickening sight
A
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
D
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
G
A
D
I was told we'd cruise the seas
for American gold
G
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
D
Now I'm a broken man
D
the last to bear its privateers.
On the king's birthday we put to sea,
A
how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now.
D
We were 91 days to Montego Bay,
G
D
pumpin' like madmen all the way,
god damn them all.
G
A
D
I was told we'd cruise the seas
for American gold,
G
we'd fire no guns, shed no tears.
D
Now I'm a broken man on
D
The last to bear its privateers.
On the 96th day we sailed again,
A
Em
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now.
D
When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight,
With our crack four
-pounders we made to fight,
God damn them all.
G
A
I was told we'd cruise the seas
G
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears.
D
Now I'm a broken man
D
Em
the last of Barrett's privateers
D
Em
D
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
Em
D
the antelope two whole days
God damn them all,
Em
I was told we'd cruise the seas
G
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
D
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,
G
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,
Em
but with one fat ball the Yanks stove us in
Em
I was told we'd cruise the seas
D
Em
for American gold
D
G
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
Em
D
Now I'm a broken man
Em
D
The last of Barrett's privateers
Em
Oh, the antelope shook and
Em
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
D
Em
And Barrett was smashed like
a bowl of eggs
And the main truck carried off both me legs
G
Em
I was told we'd cruise the seas
G
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
D
Now I'm a broken man
D
The last to bear its privateers
G
D
So here I lay in my 23rd year
I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
It's been six years since we sailed away
G
Em
And I just made Halifax yesterday
G
Em
I was told we'd cruise the seas
D
Em
For American gold,
D
G
we'd fire no guns, shed no tears
D
G
D
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
G
D
G
D
A
D
The last of Barrett's privateers
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