Loose Cannons - Disk 1
Dead Men Tell No Tales
1. El Matador   7. Bonnie Pirate Laddie 13. Donegal Danny 19. The Old Man
2. Get Up Jack, John Sit Down   8. Uncloudy Day 14. Journey's End 20. Drink Up the Cider, George
3. Tae the Beggin'   9. The Smuggler 15. Roseville Faire 21. Dread
4. Stop Peckin' My Chrome 10. Silvestik 16. Run Come See, Jerusalem 22. The Final Squall
5. Honor Bright 11. A Port in Every Girl 17. Johnny Booger 23. Goodbye
6. Captain Kidd 12. Biddy McGraw 18. Shoals of Herring  

El Matador

Aye, Torero, she's here.
Aye, matador.

I feel her eyes. They are wide with excitement and fear.
I feel her heart for it cries when the horns are too near.
I will be bold, brave, and swift will I be

And I will be numero uno, torero fino.
She'll dream tonight of me.

Ole, ole, ole! (Husted!)
Viva el matador!
Ole, ole, ole! (Venga!)
Viva el matador!

Aye, Torero, she's here.
Aye, matador.

I see her smile and I see there the reason she came.
Toro, come closer. Come here and I'll whisper her name.
You may be brave and as bold as you're black,
but I will be numero uno, torero fino, toro come back.

[Chorus]

Toro, aqui. Closer, closer, closer.

Get Up Jack, John Sit Down

Ships may come and ships may go
As long as the sea does roll.
Each sailor lad just like his dad,
He loves the flowing bowl.
A trip ashore he does adore
With a girl that's plump and round.

Chorus:
When your money's all gone
It's the same old song,
"Get up Jack! John, sit down!"

Come along, come along,
You jolly brave boys,
There's lots of grog in the jar.
We'll plough the briny ocean
With the jolly roving tar.

Chorus

When Jack gets in, it's then he'll steer
For some old boarding house.
They'll welcome him with run and gin,
They'll feed him on pork scouse.
He'll lend and spend and not offend
Till he lies drunk on the ground

Chorus

He then will sail aboard some ship
For India or Japan
In Asia there, the ladies fair
All love the sailor man.
He'll go ashore and on a tear
He'll buy some girl a gown.

Chorus

When Jack gets old and weatherbeat,
Too old to roam about,
In some rum shop, they'll let him stop
Till eight bells calls him out.
He'll raise his eyes up to the skies,
Sayin' "Boys, we're homeward bound."

Chorus

Tae the Beggin'

Of a' the trades that I do ken, the beggin is the best
For when a beggar's weary he can aye sit doon and rest

Tae the beggin' I will go will go,
tae the beggin' I will go.

It's I'll gyang tae the cobbler, An' gar him sort my shoon;
An inch thick tae the boddam, An' clooted weel abune.

An' I will tae the greasy cook, Frae him I'll buy a hat,
Weel press'd and weather-beaten, An' glitt'rin wi' fat.

An' I will tae the tailor, Wi' a wab o' hodden gray,
An' gar him mak' a cloak for me, Will hap me nicht and day.

An' yet ere I begin my trade, I'll let me beard grow strang;
Nor pare my nails this year or day, For the beggars wear them lang.

I'll pit nae watter on my hands, As little on my face;
For still the lowner like I am, The mair my trade I'll grace.

When I come tae a fairm-toon, I'll say wi' hat in hand;
"Will the beggar-man get quarters here? Alas, I canna stand."

An' when they're a' come in aboot, It's then I'll start tae sing,
An' dae my best tae gar them lauch, A'roon aboot the ring.

If there's a wedding in the toon; I'll airt me tae be there;
An' pour my kindest benisons, Upon the happy pair.

An' some will give me beef an' breid, An' some will gie me cheese;
An' oot an' in amang the folk, I'll gaither the bawbees.

If beggin' be as good as trade, An' as I hope it may,
It's time that I was oot o' here, An' haudin doon the brae.

Honor Bright

Well in 1925,
Dublin was a hive
Of activity, 'cause change was a'comin' down
Frank Duff wasted no time
With his ladies of the L. of M.
They set about to clear out Monto town.

And across the city quays,
A girl from the Liberties
Was doin' all she could just to get by.
Oh, the green that was her beat
And the lads that she loved to meet
All knew her by the name of "Honor Bright".

Chorus:
Who was it did it, and who can tell us why?
And some, they say, said she was no loss.
Everybody knew
It was a doctor and the screw
Left her in a ditch near Lamb Doyle's Cross.

Well that evening in June,
"Her Honor" was in tune
As she headed for her turf just to meet her star.
When two men in a car did show
Near the top of Merrion Row
And to their delight she stepped inside the car.

Well they quickly turned the keys,
And this girl from the Liberties
Was never again to see the broad daylight.
For on the Ticknock mountain grounds,
They laid her body down,
And they killed the girl we knew as "Honor Bright".

Chorus

Now in 1975,
Dublin was a hive
Of activity, 'cause change was a'comin' down.
Oh, the folks, they planned to meet.
They were goin' to clear the streets
From Merrion Square and Mount Street to Lansdowne.

Well on the same side of the Quays,
A ghost of the Liberties
Was doin' all she could just to get by.
Oh, the green that was her beat
And the lads that she used to meet
Are the retrospective view of "Honor Bright".

Chorus

Chorus

Captain Kidd

My name is Captain Kidd
As I sailed, as I sailed,
Oh my name is Captain Kidd as I sailed,
My name is Captain Kidd
And God's laws I did forbid,
And most wickedly I did as I sailed.

My father taught me well
To shun the gates of hell,
But against him I rebelled as I sailed,
He shoved a bible in my hand
But I left it in the sand
And I pulled away from land,
As I sailed

[Chorus]

I murdered William Moore
And I left him in his gore
Twenty leagues away from shore
As I sailed,
And being crueler still, the gunner I did kill
All his precious blood did spill,
As I sailed,

[Chorus]

I was sick and nigh to death,
And I vowed at every breath,
Oh to walk in wisdom's path,
As I sailed
But my repentance lasted not,
My vows I soon forgot,
Oh damnation is my lot,
As I sailed.

[Chorus]

To the execution dock
Lay my head upon the block,
Laws no more I'll mock as I sail,
So take warning here and heed
To shun bad company
Or you'll wind up just like me
As I sailed.

Bonnie Pirate Laddie

Chorus:
Hey Ho! Away we go
Bonnie laddie, pirate laddie
Hey Ho! Away we go
Bonnie pirate laddie

Did you sail or Teach his grave
Bonnie laddie, pirate laddie
Hear his call from under the waves
Bonnie pirate laddie

Chorus

Then you go up the main mast high
Bonnie laddie, pirate laddie
A slow fat vessle for to spy
Bonnie pirate laddie

Chorus

Take that vessel with powder and shot
Bonnie laddie, pirate laddie
See how brave the captain fought
Bonnie pirate laddie

Chorus

You go on board to rob her hold
Bonnie laddie, pirate laddie
Carrying out chests of gold
Bonnie pirate laddie

Chorus

Then you give her a strong broadside
Bonnie laddie, pirate laddie
Send her to the depths to die
Bonnie pirate laddie

Chorus

Then ye steer for port once more
Bonnie laddie, pirate laddie
Get yourself a painted whore
Bonnie pirate laddie

Chorus

Then you'll see execution dock
Bonnie laddie, pirate laddie
See them crows start to flock
Bonnie pirate laddie

Hey Ho, Up you go
Bonie laddie, pirate laddie
Hey Ho, Up you go
Bonie laddie, pirate laddie

Uncloudy Day

O they tell me of a home far beyond the sky
They tell me of a home far away
O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
O they tell me of an uncloudy day

Chorus:
O the land of a cloudless day
O the land of an uncloudy day
O well they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
O they tell me of an uncloudy day

O they tell me of a home where my friends have gone
They tell me of a home far away (far away)
Where the Tree of Life in eternal blossom bloom (eternal bloom)
Shares its fragrance through an uncloudy day

Chorus

Oh the land (the land of a cloudless day)
Oh the land (the land of a cloudless day)
Well they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
Oh they tell me of an uncloudy day (I said well)
Oh they tell me of an uncloudy day
Oh they tell me of an uncloudy day

The Smuggler

The boat rides south of Wales always
In the waning of the light
There's thirty men in Antelplex
They mark her full and bright
And there's thirty horse in Hazleholm
with their halters on their heads
But kept this night upon your life
But will the water speed

Smugglers drink on the Frenchmen's wine
and an august night is the smugglers time
Away we ran from the excise man
It's a Smugglers life for me...
It's a Smugglers life for me...

Lassie has a cozy bed
Cattle he had ten
And we must live a lawful life
or live with lawful men
and Must I use old homely goods
when there's foreign gear so fine
Must I drink at the waterside
Whend France is full of wine

And would I like to see ye Kate
with a baby on thy knee
My heart is now with a gallant crew
Who ploughs through the angry sea
And the bitter gale to tighter sail
and the sheltered bay or goal
It's the wayward life it's the Smugglers strife
it's the joy of the Smugglers soul

And when at last the dawn comes up
and the cargo safely stored
Like sinless saints to church we go
gods mercy to afford
And there's champagne fine for communion wine
and the parson drinks it too
With a smile he prays "Forgive these men
for they know not what they do."

Silvestik

Etre parrez Pouldergat ha parrez Plouare
Ez euz tudjentil iaouang o sevel eunn arme
Eevit monet d'ar brezel, dindan mab ann Dukez
En deuz dastumet kalz tud euz a beb korn a Vreiz;

Evit monet d'ar brezel, dreist ar mor, da Vro-Zoz.
Me'm euz ma mab Silvestik e ma int ouz e c'hortoz;
Me'm euz ma mab Silvestik ha n'em euz nemet-han
A la da heul ar strollad, gand marc'heien ar ban.

Evit monet d'ar brezel, dindan mab ann Dukez
Evit monet d'ar brezel, dreist ar mor, da Vro-Zoz.

Eunn noz e oann em gwele, ne oann ket kousket mad,
Me gleve merc'hed Kerlaz a gane son ma mab;
Ha me sevel em' c'haonze raktal war ma gwele:
- Otrou Doue! Silvestik, pelec'h oud-de-breme?

Marteze em oud ousp ouspenn tric'hant ieo deuz va zi
Petolet barz ar mor braz d'ar pesked da zibri;
Mar kerez bea chommet gant da vamm ha da dad,
Te vize bet ereujed bremañ, ereujed mad;

Achuet oa ann daou vloaz, achuet oa ann tri :
- Kenavo d'id, Silvestik, ne n'az gwelinn ket mui;
Mar kaffenn da eskern paour tolet gand ar mare,
Oh! me ho dastumefe hag o briatefe…

Ne oa ked he c'homz gant-hi, he c'homz peurlavaret,
Pa skoaz eul lestr a Vreiz war ann ot, hen koliet,
Pa skoaz eul lestr a Vro penn-da-benn dispennet
Kollet gant-han he raonnou hag he wernou breet.

Leun a oa dud varo; den na ouffe lavar,
Na gout pe gelt zo amzer n'en deuz gweiet ann douar.
He Silvestik ao eno, hogen na mamm na ad,
Na mignon n'en doa, siouaz! Karet he zaou-lagad.

A Port in Every Girl

Oh a girl in every port is the call of the sea
But a port in every girl's why it's a pirate's life for me

Chorus:
For me, for me, as you can plainly see
A port in every girl, It's a pirate's life for me.

At the tender age of 15 years I went unto the sea
And in the port of Dublin town, a maiden came to me
She took me by me mizzen mast and led me far astray
--Now hold on a second... which one is the mizzen mast?
==It's the big one. In the middle.
--Ohhhh
And as far away as London town instead you could hear me say

Chorus

At the tender age of 16 years I went unto the sea
And in the port of Old Rangoon a geisha came to me
She fed me rice and treat me nice and down with her I lay
--So, uh, how was she
==She was great, but you know, an hour later I wanted more
--Huh-oooh
And as far away as London town instead you could hear me say

Chorus

At the tender age of 17 years I went unto the sea
And in the port of old Marce a mamselle came to me
I dined on her puff pastries and showed her my eclaire
--Uh, excuse me. what? An eclaire?
==It's like a long john.
--Huh-huh-huh-huh

Chorus

At the tender age of 18 years I went unto the sea
And in the port of Napoli a signora came to me
I danced around her olive grove and she uncorked my wine
--All right. Uh, nice body?
==Full body
--Ooooh
And as far away as London town instead you could hear me say

Chorus

At the tender age of 19 years I went unto the sea
And in the port of Tripoli a harem came to me
I rode their magic carpet, and they polished up my lamp
--Now now now, wait a second. Did they get their 3 wishes?
==Right after the genie popped up.
--Woo Hoo
And as far away as London town instead you could hear me say

Chorus

At the tender age of 20 years I went unto the sea
And in the port of old Melbourne a shelia came to me
She played with my boomerang, I jumped her kangeroo
--Now hold on. A kangaroo?!
==Yeah you know. Furry thing? Down under?
--....
And as far away as London town instead you could hear me say
--What?

Chorus

At the ripe old age of 21, I came back from the sea
And in the port of London town the women came to me
They heard about my pillagin as I stepped off of the cay
And all throughout old London town instead you could hear me say
Oh a girl in every port was my call to the sea
But a port in every girl was far too much for me

For me, for me, as you can plainly see
A port in every girl was far too much for me.

Biddy McGraw

Oh I'll tell you all a story ... give you a shock
It's all about a murder on the Queen's End Dock
The girl in question was Biddy McGraw
She strangled two sailors with the straps of her bra

CHORUS
Too rah hoo rah hah, fiddle dee da ra
too rah too rah too rah hah

Well they tried to get her without for a nicker
But as smart as they were, she was quicker
She rem'bered a story told by her ma
As she quickly untied the straps of her bra

CHORUS

So she wrapped one around the big fellow's head
And flung him in the Liffey like a crust of bread
Then the little one laughed and he said "Haw Haw"
So she stuffed his jaw with the rest of her bra

Chorus

Well, she got home 'bout quarter to one
Very happy and contented at a job well done
She ups and tells her ma and pa
"Tanks be to Jesus I was wearin' me bra!"

CHORUS

Now if you're a young girl who like sailors at night
Be sure that the straps of your bra aren't tight
Remember the story of Biddy McGraw
Keep one hand on your knickers and the other on yer bra

CHORUS

Donegal Danny

I remember the day that he came in
Windy, cold and damp
He was a giant of a man in an oilskin coat
And a bundle which told he was a tramp

He stood at the bar and called a pint
And he turned and he gazed into the fire
"On a night like this to be safe and dry
Is my one and only desire"

Chorus:
"So here's to those that are dead and gone
To friends that I loved dear
And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu
Singin' Donegal Danny's was here me boys
Singin' Donegal Danny's was here"

Then in a voice that was hushed and low
He said: Listen I'll tell you a tale
How a man of the sea became a man of the roads
And never more will set sail
I've fished out of Howth and from Killybegs
Ardglass and Baltimore
But the cruel sea has defeated me
And I'll never sail her no more

Chorus

That fateful night in the wind and the rain
We set sail from Killybegs town
There were five of us from sweet Donegal
And one from County Down
We were fishermen and we loved the sea
And we never counted the cost
But I never thought ere that night was done
That my fine friends would all be lost

Chorus

Then the storm it broke and it drove the boat
On the rocks about ten miles from shore
As we fought the tide we hoped inside
To see our homes once more
Then we struck a rock and we holed the bow
And all of us knew that she'd go down
So we jumped right into the icy sea
And prayed to God we wouldn't drown

But the raging sea was rising still
As we struck out for the land
And she fought with all her cruelty
To claim that gallant band
By St John's Point in the early dawn
I dragged myself on the shore
And I cursed the sea for what she'd done to me
And vowed to sail her no more

Chorus

Ever since that day I've been on the road
Travelling and trying to forget
That awful night when I lost all my friends
I can see their faces yet
And oft times at night when the tides are high
Or the wind is biting at my skin
I can hear the cries of drowning men
Floating over the winds

Chorus x2

Journey's End

We've watched the stars go by rolling down the road
For more miles that I know

Then later when the drive started getting long
There was always more to go

If we never sail again take our good times with our friends
We can look back at our highway home and our journeys never end

We've gone and played out parts on many a stage
From KC to St Louie
We've slept in hotels and tents and cars
And still hold ?? to me

We've left the road behind and flown our last flight
We play our parts at home
When the day is done and we rest in our beds
It feels good not to roam

If we never sail again take our good times with our friends
We can look back at our highway home and our journeys never end

Now we do not forget the friends we have met
Or the joys that we had shared
When all is said and done we sit and talk
And we wonder how they fare

So while we sit at home, we think of our friends
Scattered who knows where
And though we are content, there's a part of us
That wishes we were there

If we never sail again take our good times with our friends
We can look back at our highway home and our journeys never end

And our memories never end

Roseville Faire

Oh, the night was clear, the stars were shinin'
And the moon came up, so quiet in the sky
And the people gathered round, and the bands were tunin'
I can hear them now playin' 'Comin' Through the Rye'

You were dressed in blue and you looked so lovely
Just a gentle flower of a small town girl
Then you took my hand and we danced to the music
With a single smile you became my world

Chorus:
And we danced all night to the fiddle and the banjo
Their driftin' tunes, seemed to fill the air
So long ago, but I still remember
We fell in love, at the Roseville Fair

Now, we courted well, we courted dearly
And we'd sit for hours in the front porch chair
A year went by from the time that I met you
And I made you mine, at the Roseville Fair

Chorus

So here's a song for all of the lovers
And here's a tune that they can share
May they dance all night to the fiddle and the banjo
Oh, the way we did at the Roseville Fair

Chorus

Run Come See, Jerusalem

It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine (Run come see, run come see)
I remember that day very well
It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine
Run come see, Jerusalem.

That day they were talkin' 'bout a storm in the island (Run come see, run come see)
My God, it was a beautiful mornin'
They were talkin' 'bout a storm in the island
Run come see, Jerusalem.

That day there were three ships leavin' out the harbor (Run come see, run come see)
It was the Ethel, the Myrtle and Pretoria,
There were three ships leavin' out the harbor
Run come see, Jerusalem.

These ships were bound for a neighboring island (Run come see, run come see)
With mothers and children on board
These ships were bound for a neighboring island
Run come see, Jerusalem.

Now when the Pretoria was out on the ocean (Run come see, run come see)
Rocking from side to side
Yes, the Pretoria was out on the ocean,
Run come see, Jerusalem.

My God, when the first wave hit the Pretoria (Run come see, run come see)
The mothers grabbin hold unto the children, my God
When the first wave hit the Pretoria
Run come see, Jerusalem.

My God, there were thirty-three souls in the water (Run come see, run come see)
They were swimming and praying to the good Lord God
There were thirty-three souls in the water
Run come see, Jerusalem.

My God, now George Brown, he was the captain (Run come see, run come see)
He shouted "My children, come pray!"
Yes he said, "Come now, witness your judgment!"
Run come see, Jerusalem.

It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine (Run come see, run come see)
I remember that day very well
It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine
Run come see, Jerusalem.

Johnny Booger

I do believe, I will believe

Old Johnny Booger he lived by himself
Just as long as he had his health
Johnny fell ill and he took himself a wife
Gonna take care of him for the rest of his life

Oh I do believe, I will believe
Old Johnny Booger was a gay old booger
And a gay old booger was he.

Now old Mrs. Booger, she had a bad leg
The doctor ordered her to bed
The doctor said "Now listen to me John
You gotta rub your wife's left leg with Gin"

Chorus

Now old Johnny Booger he thought it was a sin
To rub his wife's left leg with gin
He picked up the jug and he poured it down his throttle
And rubbed his wife's left leg with the bottle

Chorus

Old Johnny Booger went a-walkin= one day
Down by the river he happened to stray
Johnny fell in and he started to shout
But there was no booger there for to pull the booger out

Chorus

God made the bees, and the bees made honey
God made man, and man made money
God made the devil and the devil made sin
But he had to dig a hole for to put the booger in

Shoals of Herring

With our nets and gear we're sailin'
On the wild and wasteful ocean.
Its out there on the deep that we harvest and reap our bread
As we hunt the bonny shoals of herring

It was a fair and a pleasant day
Out of Yarmouth harbor I was faring
As a cabinboy on a sailing lugger
Out to hunt the bonny shoals of herring.

O we left the homegrounds in the month of June
And to Canny Shiels we soon were bearing
With a hundred cran of the silver darlings
That we'd taken from the shoals of herring

Now the work was hard and the hours were long
And the treatment surely took some bearing
And I used to sleep standing on my feet
And I'd dream about the shoals of herring

Now you're up on deck, you're a fisherman
And you're learning all about sea-farin'
And your education: scraps of navigation
As you hunt the bonny shoals of herring.

In the stormy seas and the living gales
I earned the gear that I was wearing
Sailed ten thousand miles, caught ten million fishes
As we hunted for the shoals of herring

And it's night and day we're faring
Come winter whale or winter gale
Sweating or cold, growing up, growing old or dyin
As we hunt the bonny shoals of herring

The Old Man

Oh and the tears have all been shed now
We've said our last goodbyes
His soul's been blessed, and he's laid to rest
It now I feel alone

He was more than just a father
A teacher, my best friend
He can still be heard in the songs we share
Though now I sing alone

Chorus

No i never will forget him
For he made me what I am
Tho he may be gone, memories single run
And how I'll miss him, the old man

I recall those drives together
How his words took on new life
No feelings spared, his thoughts he'd share
Of anger, joy, and strife

My boyhood flamed his poetry
For his passion spoke to me
Each day I'd hear, his meaning clear
Rise above man's inhumanity

His words fell beyond my grasp at times
But the night sky brought them back to me
His straining voice offered me a choice
That became my life's reality

At an early age I realized
That you work for what you got
You reap what's sowed, life's simplest code
So give it your best shot

Chorus

I thought he'd live forever
He was so big and strong
But moments fly, and years pass by
For a father and a son

And suddenly when it happened
There was so much left unsaid
No second chance to tell him thanks
For all the things he'd done

Chorus
Chorus

Drink Up the Cider, George

Chorus:
Drink up the cider, drink up the cider
For tonight we'll merry be
We'll have the milk maids over and roll them in the clover
The corn's half done and so are we

Drink up the cider, George, pass me round the jug
Drink up the cider, George, I think you've had enough
There's still more laters halfway up the gaters
And there's still more cider in the jug

Chorus

Drink up the cider, George, oh he's been goin' far
Drink up the cider, George, he's gettin' quite a star
His cheeks are gettin' redder, from grabbin up the cheddar
And there's still more cider in the bar

Chorus

Drink up the cider, George; get up off the mat
Drink up the cider, George, put on me great big hat
We're goin' to Ballygerny to see me brother early
And there's still more cider in the back

Chorus

Drink up the cider, George, get up off me chest
Drink up the cider, George it's time you had a rest
There's nothing like more cider to make your smile get wider
And there's still more cider in the West

Chorus x2

Dread

When I was a lad at the whorehouse in Kingston
Or should I say one of the many
When the ladies were bored and the sailor were spent
They used to tell tales for a penny.

And gathered around the table at dusk
Rum, perfume and pirate sweat, molina musk
Born of an old whore not more than a husk
In the name of Bartholomew Roberts

He once was a sailor as common as any
Whose blood had run red in the scuppers
Who soak in the sweat and toiled for the captain
From rum bottles swill in the suppers

For when old captain Davis was shot in the back
The crew maden out like a leaderless pack
Throwing dead Davis o'er the side in a sack
They made captain of young pirate Roberts

And he sought and he sank every ship in his path
As if to reach Hell in a hurry
His fame grew so great that brave men surrendered
Lest Roberts unleashed his fury

So horrid the crew once swore to their shame
That a frigate caught fire when he shouted his name
And as he laughed and danced in the flame
Ships blockaded the dread pirate Roberts

And what drew the men came hunting his hide
Did they come avengin their loved ones?
Dis they sail as loyal governments agents
Protecting most valuable trade runs

No they care not for commerce clan or the crown
Not the cheap copper coin of the heroes renown
But the glad weight of gold melt cure by the pound
Were the hunters of dread pirate Roberts

His eyes dart'd round like a wild boar at bay
He knew he'd been trapped at last
And as he gave order to sail through the gauntlet
He dreamed of his crimes of the past

He sat down in his chair and the helmsman did shout
"My captain my captain tis no time for doubt!"
But poured his hands his wild blood did spout
Grapeshot killed the dread pirate Roberts.

And the old crone laughed as if she had thought
The death of the pirate was funny
I gave her the last copper coin that I had
and she grinned as she grasped at the money

She said "Seagulls keen and the crash and the boom
But the cannon took poor Roberts throat in his doom
So silent as snow on the roof of a tomb
Is the ghost of Bartholomew Roberts.

The Final Squall

Well it's six long days since they left me here
And sing haul away, my laddie O
They turned the ship, and then slipped away
And sing haul away, my laddie O

I did the deed and must face the cost
For a stolen chain me life I've lost

I've robbed a lifetime,both boy and man
But I'm left to die on this strip of land

The sea is high and the sky grows dark
Left with a crust of bread and some maker's mark

On this strip of reef covered by the sea
The devil's breath comin' to finish me

The final squall comes to claim me
The only loss is my love for thee

Now the sea is risin' up to me waist
But I'll keep the wind onto me face

She's about the worst squall that e're I seen
She will sweep me away to fiddler's green

Now lay me down boys in fiddler's green
Where the grub is good and the women free

Well heave away boys and batten down
And I'll turn and face the final squall

Goodbye

Well, Goodbye
It's been wonderful knowing you
It's such a shame there's no more time

I guess, Goodbye

Well the memories that we share
Just aren't the same since you're not there
for me to call up and say "How's it going, guy?"

Of regrets, I have none
Although a few things were left undone

And the place
Seems the same
When to week
Did today

I know I'd feel differently if I had heard you say

Well, Goodbye
It's been wonderful knowing you
But when it's time, it's time to say goodbye

You know I'm proud of what you've done
Since that accident in '91
Well we all make mistakes, that I can't deny

Well I realized I they hurt you so
Thos broken promised, but who could know

That the time
I could stay
Would so soon
Slip away

Hold on just a second there's still more that I want to say

Well, Goodbye
It's been wonderful knowing each and every one of you
I had a real great time but I need to say goodbye

To my family and my friends
One day I'll see you all again
But now it's time, it's time to say goodbye