Ye Banished Privateers

I tell ye ‘bout me father he was a cautious man And in his small saloon there was this man called Scurvy Dan His speech was solely curses and his songs they chilled me bones He sang 'bout haunted galleys - he sang 'bout Davey Jones An' late at night the so...

To greedy men who treat us wrong Has far too long our land belonged A tyrant and no king of ours Across the great vast ocean Tooth for tooth and eye for eye Kiss your wife and child goodbye Tonight the knots of war we'll tie We'll die to win our freedo...

Morning enters guns blazing An' shatters the door to my shack I wake with a scream, in my bed Be a man with hair on his back What did I do? Who are you? Where's my crew? Why is my memory black? Is it a coup? What's this god awful brew? What's a dudel...

If he ever reaches Galway Not ever shall they part He'll kiss the ground as if ever He never signed no chart They put me to work in the late dogs watch (All the way to Galway, aye) Our sails in rags 'bove a leakin' hull (All the way to Galway, aye) W...

I met a lad from Donegal Heave away, haul away I got pregnant by the fall n hauled away to Georgia I got jailed for all my sins Heave away, haul away Had me branded on my skin n hauled away to Georgia My name was Annabel I say My name was Annabel B...

Hej Hå, Hej Hå, our Bosun's got no legs Hej Hå, Hej Hå, he walks on wooden pegs Hej Hå, Hej Hå, our Bosun's got no legs Hej Hå, Hej Hå, he walks on wooden pegs To sink a scooner he aspired, as Bosun ordered starboard fire But the gunners aim was far too...

It's been fourteen years since they put me on this land No ship, no crew an' no bottle of rum! Me boots have rotten, me mood turned sour No ship no crew an' no bottle of rum! Now I tell Ye me ol'salt I wish I was there With me ship, me crew an' me bottle...

Bring out your dead Bring out your dead Bring out your dead Bring out your dead, bring out your dead, from noble house n' poor man's shed, The plague has come to town, bring out your dead, bring out your dead. Bring out your dead, bring out your dead,...

I may be a simple lass, but of sin I am free. I say me prayers, attend the mass, so paradise I will see. Me face is pretty, so I've been told, I've had me share of swains. One of which were far too bold, too impious and too vain. So I opened his gut, with...

Hey ri do rum dum, hey ri do more rum Oh I've never had a spirit like Cooper's rum From molasses black and thick as tar Muscovado sugar in a rusty jar Stored for years in a powder keg Stirred around with a wooden leg Hey ri do rum dum, hey ri do more rum...

A drunken winter night A cut throat I did meet He robbed of my purse And left me sprawling on the street And me sturdy old accordion Which Pa' bought from the orient Was never to be seen again Damn that thief and curse his name As I went onto me bed I...

Oh the Tryall sank North-West of Australia In skiff and longboat, officers prevailed Left to drown no wonder, close to brave one hundred Sailors rest now at Tryal Rocks Left to drown no wonder, close to brave one hundred Sailors rest now at Tryal Rocks...

When I was young, yes just a lad, me father told me son, Ye have te promise never ever a sailor to become. Upon our family befallen, has an awful curse, And if ye try te fight yer fate, yea'll only make't worse. Yer father's father went to sea ye see, it...

Every tavern in this town, every rathole, every bar Prepare for being boarded cause we're back from naval war Crack open every barrel, let the wine and whiskey free Let's drink for every matie that we lost out there at sea Hear the clapping of the gang pl...

A long way from the mainland forgotten by the crown There's a cabin by the lookout cliff in this sleepy little town Where there's laughter in the orchard And me small'uns run around And me soul mate sings a lovesong from distant County Down In a harbor t...

Throw them in the sea! Bring ye gang plank! More rum fer you and me, the way that it should be. Cause on this ship we settle things according to decree, and when in doubt of punishment - Gangplank it shall be! Throw them in the sea! Bring ye gang pla...

When you fall asleep What will you dream Castles and Kings The story's been read And you rest your head Warm in your bed My love may dream Of beautiful things Till the dawn of the day Bright and new Wherever you go I want you to know When I drea...

Well, hi there lad, so wishes you, to join our godforsaken crew? I wonder what dark deeds you did, to leave behind that wife and kid… Mine is a tale of death and grief, I thought I caught a burglar-thief When I'd been out to have a glass, and found in bed...

There's a tattooed man with a cut off hand, got tales to tell from a faraway land, without both king and noble man, in the grand Libery Town A free port where you'll never see, no royal laws, authority, where speech is free and so shall be, in the gran...

In a new world Caribbean rat hole, we enlisted a slender mate We've sailed for months an' I for sure ain't seen no lass of late But with this here slim sailor I suspected a slight charade Well his hands was lily white you see, thou I never saw him bathe A...

I've longed so for this moment, ever since you left I have toiled the field on my hands and knees and awaited your return Listen now my darling, I wish that I could stay But I'm off with me ship were meant to fight the Britts and their fleet At shipwreck...

Ringaroo at Cooper's Inn Ringaroo, musharoo Skirts go up and cocks go in Ringaroo, musharoo Ringaroo the waves roll high Cocks stand proud 'tween old men's thighs Ringaroo, fuckaroo Cocks and cunts and fuck you too There came a ship from far up north...

When I woke up this night the ship was sinkin' Ship was sinking do-o-own The lifeboat is wrecked and the ship is sinkin Ship is sinking down The lookout is drunk and the ship is sinkin' Ship is sinking do-o-own And fire is loose and the ship is sinkin'...

I'll sing ye a song of a wretched crew Skippy aye skippy aye yo The sorriest lot I ever knew Skippy aye skippy aye yo Bringing naught but pain an shame Skippy aye skippy aye yo I be their captain still the same Skippy aye skippy aye yo Avast, avast, b...

I used to be a beggar man, living on the streets, beggin' all the better men, to help me get a meal. But here's the thing with better men, they're best at being mean. So I got fed with sticks and stones, that broke me bones. So I became a wicker man, to l...

It's been fourteen years since they put me on this island No ship, no crew an' no bottle of rum! Me boots have rotten, me mood turned sour No ship, no crew an' no bottle of rum! Now I tell ye me ol' salt I wish I was there With me ship, me crew an' me bo...

Our lookout drunk in the crow's nest lies Waves roll high full fathom five No ship or rock his hog eye spies Yarr, harr, harr says old Jack Tar Our drummer boy tone deaf must be Waves roll high full fathom five Off the beat and out of key Yarr, harr, ha...

In a filthy old tavern in the port of Belfast There sat a drunken laddie, he was tall as a scooner's mast He said "My name is Charles and I am your king An' my royal arse on your ship you shall bring!" Well I said "You sure can swagger, but a king you are...

The island of Tortuga is a haven fer our salty kind, where sixteen 'undred harlots can help a mate unwind. And forty odd taverns can quench yer hevy thirst each night, all thanks to Henry Morgan, the man fer whom we fight. So join our band of brothers and...

Now listen me mateys i'll tip ye some staves some songs 'bout me mis'ry fer ye I was bound fer Bermuda with a shipment of slaves t'was nothing special to me But when we were loadin' we found the ships cat Wet and stiff and dead. One of the mateys spit i...

Met the love of mine, aye a lad so fine, Oh somewhere in the Southern Carribean. I was tied down below on an old ship of the line. You and me Donny, and the Devil makes three, On the cold and billowing sea. Oh colony made, from the Dutch slave trade, Oh...