Oh, The Year Was 1778
(How I Wish I Was In Sherbrooke Now!)
A Letter Of Marque Came From The KingTo 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

Oh, 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

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

The Antelope Sloop Was A Sickening Sight,
(How I Wish I Was In Sherbrooke Now!)
She′d A List To The Port And Her Sails In Rags
And The Cook In Scuppers With The Staggers And The Jags

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

On The King′s Birthday We Put To Sea,
(How I Wish I Was In Sherbrooke Now!)
We Were 91 Days To Montego Bay
Pumping Like Madmen All The Way

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

On The 96th 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

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

The Yankee Lay Low Down With Gold
(How I Wish I Was In Sherbrooke Now!)
She Was Broad And Fat And Loose In The Stays
But To Catch Her Took The Antelope Two Whole Days

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

"Ladies And Gentlemen, Mister Heri Joensen."

Then At Length We Stood Two Cables Away
(How I Wish I Was In Sherbrooke Now!)
Our Cracked Four Pounders Made An Awful Din
But With One Fat Ball The Yank Stove Us In

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

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 Maintruck Carried Off Both Me Legs

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

So Here I Lay In My 23rd Year
(How I Wish I Was In Sherbrooke Now!)
It′s Been 6 Years Since We Sailed Away
And I Just Made Halifax Yesterday

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