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Barrett's Privateers - A Tribute to Stan Rogers

from Lakesongs of Elbid by Albion

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Original melodies and lyrics by Stan Rogers.
Arr. Parrish-James

This is the album version of the song that has been remastered to fit with the other tracks.

lyrics

O the year was Seventeen Seventy-Eight,
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now,
A letter of marque came from the king,
To the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen,

God damn them all,
I was told we’d cruise the seas for American gold,
We’d fire no guns, shed no tears,
Now I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier,
The last of Barrett’s Privateers,

O Elcid Barrett cried the town,
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now,
For twenty brave men all fishermen who,
Would make for him the Antelope’s crew,

The Antelope sloop was a sickening site,
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now,
She’d a list to the port and her sails in rags,
And the cook in the scuppers with the staggers and jags,

On the King’s birthday we put to sea,
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now,
We were ninety-one days to Montego Bay,
Pumping like madmen all the way,

On the ninety-sixth day we sailed again,
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now,
When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight,
With our cracked four-pounders we made to fight,

The Yankee lay low down with gold,
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now,
She was broad and fat and loose in stays,
But to catch her took the Antelope two whole days,

Then at length we stood two cables away,
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now,
Our cracked four-pounders made awful din,
But with one fat ball the Yank stove us in,

The Antelope shook and pitched on her side,
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now,
Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs,
And the main truck carried off both me legs,

So here I lay in my twenty-third year,
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now,
It’s been six years since we sailed away,
And I just made Halifax yesterday.

credits

from Lakesongs of Elbid, released January 27, 2024
Joe Parrish-James - vocals, guitar, flute, programming
Jack Clark - backing vocals, guitar
Peter Szypulski - bass
Mikey Ciancio - drums
Rhiannon Parrish-James - backing vocals
Mixed by Alexander Backlund at Fascination Street Studios
Mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios

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Albion is an archaic name for Great Britain used by classical scholars to refer to this cold and wet island. Some 2000 years later in 2019, four young whippersnappers dug up the ancient term to use as the name for their new band.
At the foundation of this project would be the preservation and exposure of traditional folk music, but presented through the modern medium of metal and rock. ... more

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