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Oh, the year was seventeen seventy-eight
4 1 5 ( ) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
1 5 1A letter of marque came from the king
- 5 4
To the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen
- CHORUS 5 1 4
God damn them all, I was told,
- 1 4 1 4
We'd cruise the seas for A-merican gold
5 1 5 4 ( ) We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
1 4 1 4But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
- 5 1
The last of Barrett's Priva-teers
- 1 5 1
Oh, Elcid Barrett cried the town
4 1 5 ( ) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
1 5 1For twenty brave men, all fishermen, who
- 5 4
Would make for him the Antelope's crew
- 1 5 1
The Antelope sloop was a sickening sight
4 1 5 ( ) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
1 5 1She'd a list to the port and her sails in rags
- 5 4
And the cook in the scuppers with the staggers and jags
- 1 5 1
On the King's birth-day we put to sea
4 1 5 ( ) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
1 5 1We were ninety-one days to Mon-tego Bay
- 5 4
Pumping like madmen all the way
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1 5 1On the ninety-sixth day we sailed a-gain
- 4 1 4 ( )
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
1 5 1 When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight
5 1With our cracked four-pounders, we made to fight
1 5 1The Yankee lay low down with gold
4 1 5 ( )How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
- 1 5 1
She was broad and fat and loose in stays
5 1 But to catch her took the Antelope two whole days
1 5 1Then at length we stood two cables a-way
4 1 5 ( )How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
- 1 5 1
Our cracked four-pounders made an awful din
5 1 But with one fat ball the Yank stove us in
- 1 5 1
The Antelope shook and pitched on her side
4 1 5 ( ) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
1 5 1Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs
- 5 1
And the main-truck carried off both me legs
- 1 5 1
So here I lay in my twenty-third year
4 1 5 ( ) How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
1 5 1It's been six years since we sailed a-way
- 5 1
And I just made Halifax yester-day
NOTES:
- Stan Rogers sings acapella
- Parody: Garnet's Homemade Beer (see under Ian Robb)
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
- LA)
- 1
Oh, the year was seventeen
5 1 ..seventy-eight
4 1 5How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
- ( )
1 5 1 A letter of marque came from the
..king
5 4To the scummiest vessel I'd ever
..seen
- CHORUS 5 1 4
God damn them all, I was told,
- 1 4 1
We'd cruise the seas for A-merican
4 ..gold
5 1 5 4We'd fire no guns, shed no tears
- ( )
1 4 1 But I'm a broken man on a Halifax
4..pier
- 5 1
The last of Barrett's Priva-teers
- 1 5 1
Oh, Elcid Barrett cried the town
4 1 5 How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
( )- 1 5
For twenty brave men, all
1 ..fishermen, who
5Would make for him the Antelope's
- 4
..crew
- 1 5
The Antelope sloop was a sickening
1 ..sight
4 1 5How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
- ( )
1 5 She'd a list to the port and her
1..sails in rags
-
And the cook in the scuppers with
5 4 ..the staggers and jags
1 5On the King's birth-day we put to
1..sea
- 4 1 5
How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
( )
1 5We were ninety-one days to
- 1
..Mon-tego Bay
5 4 Pumping like madmen all the way
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BARRETT'S PRIVATEERS page 2
- 1 5
On the ninety-sixth day we sailed
1 ..a-gain
4 1 4How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
- ( )
1 5 1 When a bloody great Yankee hove in
..sight
-
With our cracked four-pounders, we
5 1 ..made to fight
- 1 5 1
The Yankee lay low down with gold
4 1 5 How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
( )- 1 5 1
She was broad and fat and loose in
..stays
But to catch her took the Antelope
- 5 1
..two whole days
- 1 5
Then at length we stood two cables
1 ..a-way
4 1 5How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
- ( )
1 5 Our cracked four-pounders made an
1..awful din
-
But with one fat ball the Yank
5 1 ..stove us in
- 1 5
The Antelope shook and pitched on
1 ..her side
4 1 5How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
- ( )
1 5 1 Barrett was smashed like a bowl of
..eggs
-
And the main-truck carried off
5 1 ..both me legs
1 5 1So here I lay in my twenty-third
..year
4 1 5How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
( )- 1 5
It's been six years since we
1 ..sailed a-way
5 1And I just made Halifax yester-day
NOTES:
- Stan Rogers sings acapella
- Parody: Garnet's Homemade Beer
..(see under Ian Robb)
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure,
..play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at
..start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note
..into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4
..5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F
..G A B
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