Song Lyrics For Larp

Lover’s Wreck
A hundred days at sea, A retch away from misery

Rummies and rats and tarry jacks my only family (break)
The island of salvation Is still a scream a way
As the lungs of the night Blow out the light my heart kneels Down to pray
(strait into chorus)

Lord why did you take her She meant so much to me
Now I’m a wretched soul on a privateer Drowning out at sea
I’m killing and I’m drinking My blue heart to black
But I swear oh lord I’ll never sin again If you bring her back
Gypsy was a siren, Dripping with desire

Her moonless hair and skin so fair as warm as frozen fire
She had the loyalty of a cat, behind those pale green eyes
Through her cherry lips, the devil slipped, a thousand lies
A clan of rogues and vagabonds, occupied her head
That thieving band took her pale white hand and stole her from my bed
And like a ghost ship in the night, She drifted out once more
To land upon the sand of another lover’s shore

In my sleeping mind she sings a sad and lonely lullaby

When I wake there’s just the ache it will haunt me till I die
When those winds of vanity no longer blow her west
I pray they’ll guide her home (across the foam) and put my heart to rest
Press gang filled this Man-o-War To make the black mouthed cannon roar
Now all my trade is ball and blade, and blood forever more
And the sting of salt and spray, the ocean’s howl and squall
A stumbling wreck, I roam the deck, at the devil’s beck and call
At the devil’s beck and call

I swear oh lord I’ll never sin again If you bring her back
The Dark Lady

(Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa)
He said, "Here's to my lovely bride-to-be!
A fierce one-eyed man named Baron LaBonne
A meaner pirate had never been known My one true love"
And he sailed on the Dark Lady "Hear, hear !" the crew replied
A ship strong and sound with a perilous crew And the Dark Lady cried
And high on the mast the skull and bones flew
Fleet and swift was the Dark Lady The following night and storm brewed at sea
The Dark Lady saw her chance to be free
And every night the Baron would drink a toast Of her rival, the beauty Carlotta
He'd say, "Here's to our lovely lady host! The ship steered her south to the heart of the gale
My one true love" Where a wave swept the maiden out over the rail
"Hear, hear!" the crew replied Sweet revenge on an unfaithful lover
And the Dark Lady sighed
That night the Lady drank a toast
A rich Spanish galleon was spotted one night She said, "Here's to your lovely lady host!
The Dark Lady's crew prepared for the fight Your one true love"...
Clash of swords.... No Spaniards survived it No voices replied
Except for the maiden with dark eyes so bold And the Dark Lady smiled
Found in the hull with the jewels and the gold
LaBonne laughed and took her for ransom And now every night when a storm fills the sky
They say that a ghost ship sails in its eye
And every night the Baron would drink a toast Fleet and swift is the Dark Lady
He'd say, "Here's to our lovely lady host! A ship strong and sound with a perilous crew
My one true love" And high on the mast the skull and bones flew
"Hear, hear!" the crew replied While the Captain gazes out to sea
And the Dark Lady sighed
And every night the Baron must drink a toast
The girl Carlotta was a beauty quite rare And say, "Here's to our lovely lady host
With each passing night LaBonne couldn't bear My one true love"
His empty bed... He brought her to it "Hear, hear!" the ghost crew replies
The Baron soon found he felt more than desire And the Dark Lady smiles
His love for her grew and his heart filled with fire
He proclaimed that they would marry
The night the Baron drank with jubilee
Roll the Old Chariot Along
(Traditional)
Oh, a drop of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm (3x)

And we'll all hang on behind.
And we'll roll the old chariot along

We'll roll the old chariot along.
We'll roll the old chariot along
And we'll all hang on behind!
Oh, a little mug o' beer wouldn't do us any harm etc.
Oh, a plate of Irish stew wouldn't do us any harm etc.
Oh a little slug of gin wouldn't do us any harm etc.
Oh a night upon the shore wouldn't do us any harm etc.
Oh a little drop of wine wouldn't do us any harm etc.
Oh, a nice fat cook wouldn't do us any harm etc.
Oh, a long spell in gaol wouldn't do us any harm etc.

Oh, a nice watch below wouldn't do us any harm etc.
Oh, a night with the gals wouldn't do us any harm etc.
Fish in the Sea

Come all you young sailor-men, listen to me
I'll sing you a song of the fish in the sea
{Chorus}
And it's windy weather, boys
Stormy weather, boys
When the wind blows we're all together, boys
blow ye winds westerly, blow ye winds blow
jolly sou'wester, boys, steady she goes!
Up jumps the eel with his slippery tail,

climbs up aloft and reefs the topsail!
{Chorus}
Then up jumps the shark with his nine rows of teeth,

saying "you eat the dough, boys, and I'll eat the beef!"
{Chorus}
Up jumps the whale the largest of all,
"If you want any wind, well I'll blow you a squall!"
{Chorus}
Lowlands Away
[Verse 1]
I dreamed a dream the other night
Lowlands, lowlands away, me John
My love, she came, dressed all in white
Lowlands away
[Verse 2]
I dreamed my love came in my sleep
Her cheeks were wet, her eyes did weep
Lowlands away
[Verse 3]
She came to me at my bedside
All dressed in white, like some fair bride
Lowlands away
[Verse 4]
And bravely in her bosom fair
Her red, red rose, my love did wear
Lowlands away
[Verse 5]
She made no sound, no word she said
And then I knew my love was dead
Lowlands away
[Verse 6]
Then I awoke to hear the cry
Oh, watch on deck, oh, watch, ahoy!
Lowlands away
Ashes
(Longest John's Original)
Watch that old fire as it flickers and dies,

That once blessed the household and lit up our lives.
It shone for the friends and the clinking of glasses.
I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.
Capture the wild things and bring them in line

And own what was never your right to confine.
The lives and the loves and the songs are what matters.
Do you feel heavy? Your eyes drop with grief.

Your spirit is wild and your suffering is brief.
So never you buckle and bend to the masses.
Get round the fire with a glass of strong ale

And tell us a story from beyond the pale.
Bury some seeds and expect some strong branches.
Now show me a man that can meet all his needs,

For what we need most now is unity's seed:
A common old song for all creeds and all classes.
I'll tend to the flame...
What will we do when the world it is ending,

And time it is halted for friend and for foe?
Try to hold on to the time as it passes.
Wellerman
There once was a ship that put to sea We'll take our leave and go
The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down No line was cut, no whale was freed
Oh blow, my bully boys, blow (huh) The captain's mind was not of greed
And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
Soon may the Wellerman come She took that ship in tow (huh)
To bring us sugar and tea and rum Soon may the Wellerman come
One day, when the tonguing is done To bring us sugar and tea and rum
We'll take our leave and go One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
She'd not been two weeks from shore
When down on her a right whale bore Da-da-da-da-da
The captain called all hands and swore Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
He'd take that whale in tow (huh) Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Soon may the Wellerman come For forty days or even more
To bring us sugar and tea and rum The line went slack then tight once more
One day, when the tonguing is done All boats were lost, there were only four
We'll take our leave and go But still that whale did go (huh)
Da-da-da-da-da Soon may the Wellerman come

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da One day, when the tonguing is done
Before the boat had hit the water
The whale's tail came up and caught her As far as I've heard, the fight's still on
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her The line's not cut, and the whale's not gone
When she dived down low (huh) The Wellerman makes his regular call
To encourage the captain, crew and all (huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum Soon may the Wellerman come
One day, when the tonguing is done To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done We'll take our leave and go
Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
Leave Her Johnny
I thought I heard the Old Man say
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her"
Tomorrow ye will get your pay
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high
She shipped it green and none went by
I hate to sail on this rotten tub
No grog allowed and rotten grub
We swear by rote for want of more
But now we're through so we'll go on shore
Whiskey Johnny O’
Verse 1]
Whiskey is the life of man
Whiskey, Johnny!
O, whiskey is the life of man
Whiskey for my Johnny O!
[Verse 2]
O, I drink whiskey when I can
Whiskey, Johnny!
I drink it out of an old tin can
[Verse 3]
Whiskey gave me a broken nose!
Whiskey, Johnny!
Whiskey made me pawn my clothes
[Verse 4]
Whiskey drove me around Cape Horn
Whiskey, Johnny!
It was many a month when I was gone
[Verse 5]
I thought I heard the old man say:
Whiskey, Johnny!
I'll treat my crew in a decent way
[Verse 6]
A glass of grog for every man!
Whiskey, Johnny!
And a bottle for the shanty Man
Randy Dandy Oh
Now we are ready to sail for the Horn

Weigh hey, roll and go!
Our boots and our clothes, boys, are all in the pawn
To be rollicking randy dandy-oh!
Heave a pawl, oh heave away!
The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored
Soon we'll be warping her out through the locks
Where the pretty young girls all come down in their frocks
Come breast the bars, bullies, heave her away
Soon we'll be rolling her down through the Bay
Mariner's Revenge Song

Song by The Decemberists
We are two mariners Then, one day in spring "Find him, bind him
Our ships' sole survivors My dear sweet mother died Tie him to a pole and break
In this belly of a whale But before she did His fingers to splinters
Its ribs are ceiling beams I took her hand as she, dying, cried Drag him to a hole
Its guts are carpeting Oh, oh Until he wakes up, naked
I guess we have some time to kill Clawing at the ceiling of his grave
You may not remember me "Find him, bind him There is one thing I must say to you
I was a child of three Tie him to a pole and break As you sail across the sea
And you, a lad of eighteen His fingers to splinters Always, your mother will watch over
But I remember you Drag him to a hole you
And I will relay to you Until he wakes up naked As you avenge this wicked deed"
How our histories interweave Clawing at the ceiling of his grave"
At the time you were It took me fifteen years And then, that fateful night
A rake and a roustabout To swallow all my tears We had you in our sight
Spending all your money Among the urchins in the street After twenty months at sea
On the whores and hounds Until a priory Your starboard flank abeam
Oh Took pity and hired me I was getting my muskets clean
You had a charming air To keep their vestry nice and neat When came this rumbling from
All cheap and debonair But never once in the employ beneath
My widowed mother found so sweet Of these holy men The ocean shook
And so she took you in Did I ever once turn my mind The sky went black
Her sheets still warm with him From the thought of revenge And the captain quailed
Now filled with filth and foul disease Oh, oh And before us grew
As time wore on you proved One night I overheard The angry jaws
A debt-ridden drunken mess The prior exchanging words Of a giant whale
Leaving my mother With a penitent whaler from the sea Oh, oh, oh, oh
A poor consumptive wretch The captain of his ship Don't know how I survived
Oh, oh Who matched you toe to tip The crew all was chewed alive
And then you disappeared Was known for wanton cruelty I must have slipped between his teeth
Your gambling arrears The following day But, oh, what providence
The only thing you left behind I shipped to sea with a privateer What divine intelligence
And then the magistrate And in the whistle of the wind That you should survive as well as
Reclaimed our small estate I could almost hear me
And my poor mother lost her mind Oh, oh It gives my heart great joy
To see your eyes fill with fear
So lean in close and I will whisper
The last words you'll hear
Oh, oh
Paddy Murphy
… Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I'll never forget
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, and they ain't got sober yet;
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play
… That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their honor and their pride;
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died
… As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner pouring out her grief
Kelly and his gang came tearing down the street
They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey stole
They put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold
… About two o'clock in the morning after emptying the jug
Doyle rolls up the ice box lid to see poor Paddy's mug
We stopped the clock so Mrs. Murphy couldn't tell the time
And at a quarter after two we argued it was nine
… They stopped the hearse on George Street outside Sundance Saloon
They all went in at half past eight and staggered out at noon
They went up to the graveyard, so holy and sublime
Found out when they got there, they'd left the corpse behind!
… Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I'll never forget
Some of the boys got loaded drunk and they ain't been sober yet;
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play
Only Our Rivers Run Free

When apples still grow in November
when blossoms still bloom from each tree
when leaves are still green in December
its then that our land will be free
I wander her hills and her valleys
and still through my sorrows I see
a land that has never known freedom
and only her rivers run free
I drink to the death of her manhood
those men who rather have died
than to live in the cold chains of bondage
to bring back their rights were denied
oh where are you now when we need you
what burns were the flame used to be
are you gone like the snow of last winter
and will only our rivers run free
how sweet is the life but we're crying
how mellow the wine but its dry
how fragrant the rose but its dying
how gentle the wind but it sighs
what good is in youth when its aging
what joy is in eyes that can't see
when there's sorrow in sunshine and flowers
and still only our rivers run free
Raglan Road
On Raglan Road on an autumn day I gave her the secret sign that's
I saw her first and knew known
That her dark hair To the artists who
would weave a snare have known the true
that I might one day rue; gods of sound and stone
I saw the danger, yet I passed along And word and tint
the enchanted way, without stint
And I said, let grief for I gave her poems to say.
be a fallen leaf With her own name there
at the dawning of the day. and her own dark hair
On Grafton Street in November like clouds over fields of May
we tripped lightly along the ledge On a quiet street
Of the deep ravine where old ghosts meet
where can be seen I see her walking now
the worth of passion's pledge, Away from me
The Queen of Hearts so hurriedly
still making tarts my reason must allow
and I not making hay That I had loved not as I should
Oh I loved too much a creature made of clay
and by such, by such When the angel woos
is happiness thrown away. the clay he'd lose
I gave her gifts his wings at the dawn of day.
of the mind
Sally Brown
Oh, Sally Brown, she's a nice young lady,
Way, hay, roll and go.
And we rolled all night,
And we rolled all day,
Spend our money on Sally Brown.
Oh, Sally Brown, she's a bright mulatto.
Well, she drinks dark rum,
And she chews tobacco.
Well, her father likes a tarry sailor.
Ah, Sally Brown, she likes a good Scrumpy.
She likes a bit on a Rumpy-pumpy.
Oh, Sally Brown, she's a nice young lady,
Yeah, Sally Brown, she's a fine young lady!
Odyssey
Look to the stars,

Beyond the mountains and the wild sea
Follow your dreams
The bravest hearts
The gods will favor those who dare to seek
Courageously
Their destiny
Beautiful island,
Bathed in the rising sun
Fate's hand will guide you
Traveling paths unknown
Back to the warmth of home
Through storms we'll ride

And battles fought under the raging sky
Through watchful eyes
Fearless we breathe
With silent whispers through the ancient trees,
Where legends grow
We're leaving home
Beautiful island,
Bathed in the rising sun
Fate's hand will guide you
Traveling paths unknown
Back to the warmth of home
Song for a Winter's Night
Song by Gordon Lightfoot
The lamp is burning' low upon my table top

The snow is softly falling
The air is still in the silence of my room
I hear your voice softly calling
If I could only have you near
To breathe a sigh or two
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love
On this winter night with you
The smoke is rising in the shadows overhead
My glass is almost empty
I read again between the lines upon each page
The words of love you sent me
If I could know within my heart
That you were lonely too
The fire is dying
Now my lamp is growing dim
The shades of night are lifting
The morning light steals across my window pane
Where webs of snow are drifting
If I could only have you near
To breathe a sigh or two
And to be once again with you
A Tree Too Weak to Stand

Song by Gordon Lightfoot
I see a place where candles burn and lovers rest tonight

The hollow sound inside me now keeps telling me to write
But songs of love will never leave love's feelings undefiled
The tide has turned, the waves roll in, the waters fill my eyes
The price of lust has risen till the ceiling will not stand
The tears I shed were not in shame, the world was in my hands
If trust was just a simple thing then trusting I would be
But deep within my soul I know it's better to be free
The days fly by, the waves roll in, but freedom has not come
I fear my faith will soon give out, my senses come undone
My role is played, the demon dogs come stealin' o'er land
And foolish I would climb once more a tree too weak to stand
I see a place where candles burn and lovers rest tonight
The hollow sound inside me now keeps telling me to write
But songs of love should not be sung where staying is not planned
Hoist the Colours

The king and his men
Stole the queen from her bed
And bound her in her bones
The seas be ours
And by the powers
Where we will, we'll roam
Yo, ho, all together

Hoist the colours high
Heave ho, thieves and beggars
Never shall we die
Yo, ho, haul together

Never shall we die
Some men have died

And some are alive
And others sail on the sea
– With the keys to the cage...
And the Devil to pay
We lay to Fiddler's Green!
The bell has been raised

From it's watery grave...
Do you hear it's sepulchral tone?
We are a call to all
Pay head the squall
And turn your sail toward home!
Yo, ho, all together

Never shall we die!
Valhalla Calling
Song by Miracle of Sound
Ships on vigor of the waves are skimming

Barren summits to the verdant plains
Each horizon is a new beginning
Rise and reign
Far from the fjords and the ice cold currents
Ravens soar over new frontiers
Songs and sagas of a fate determined
Shields and spears
Vows of favor or the thrill of plunder
Pull together for the clan and kin
Clank of hammers and the crash of thunder
Pound within
Oh-ho-oh
The echoes of eternity
Oh-ho-oh
Valhalla calling me
Oh-ho-oh
To pluck the strings of destiny
Oh-ho-oh
Valhalla calling me
Valhalla calling me
Sails a' swaying on the crimson rivers
Blood and glory in the fighting fields
Shields a' shattered into splintered timbers
Iron and steel
Fires are rising and the bells are ringing
Glory take us into Odin's halls
Golden glimmer and the sound of singing
Asgard's call
Oh-ho-oh
Oh-ho-oh
Valhalla calling me
Oh-ho-oh
Oh-ho-oh
Valhalla calling me
Valhalla calling me
Wind and the waves will carry me
Wind and the waves will set me free
Wind and the waves will carry me
Wind and the waves will set me free
Oh-ho-oh
Oh-ho-oh
Valhalla calling me
Oh-ho-oh
Oh-ho-oh
Valhalla calling me
Valhalla calling me
The Devil's Courtship
I'll buy you a pennyworth o' priens

If that be the way true love begins
If ye'll gang alang wi' me m'dear, if ye'll gang alang wi' me?"
"Ye can hae your pennyworth of priens

Though that be the way true love begins
For I'll never gang wi' you m'dear, I'll never gang wi' you."
"I'll buy you a braw snuff box

Nine times opened, nine times locked
"You can hae your braw snuff box

Nine times opened, nine times locked
"I'll buy you a silken goon

Wi' nine stripes up and nine stripes doon
"You can hae your silken goon

Wi' nine stripes up and nine stripes doon
"I'll buy you a nine stringed bell

Tae call yer maid when'er you will
"You can keep your nine stringed bell

Tae call my maid when'er I will
"I'll gie you a kist o' gold
Tae comfort you when you are old
"These are fine words you say

So mount up lad you've won the day
I'll gang alang wi' you m'dear, I'll gang alang wi' you."
They'd scarcely gone a mile

Before she spied his cloven heel
"I rue I come wi' you" she says, "I rue I come wi' you."
"I'll grip ye hard and fast,

Gold won your virgin heart at last
And I'll no part wi' you m'dear, I'll never part wi' you."
And as they were galloping along

The cold wind carried her mournful song
Jenny of Oldstones
Song by Florence + the Machine
High in the halls of the kings who are gone

Jenny would dance with her ghosts
The ones she had lost and the ones she had found
And the ones who had loved her the most
The ones who'd been gone for so very long
She couldn't remember their names
They spun her around on the damp old stones
Spun away all her sorrow and pain
And she never wanted to leave, never wanted to leave
Never wanted to leave, never wanted to leave
They danced through the day
And into the night through the snow that swept through the hall
From winter to summer then winter again
'Til the walls did crumble and fall
High in the halls of the kings who are gone
Jenny would dance with her ghosts
The ones she had lost and the ones she had found
And the ones
Who had loved her the most
Go Home, Girl!
Gaelic Storm
Don't say that you're in love with me

Listen to what I say
You're too young to come with me
I must be on me way
And stop your silly crying, love
How can I make you see
That I'm a gypsy rover, love
And you'll not come with me
Go home, girl, go home
Go home
And I met you at the market
When your mam was not with you
You liked me long brown ringlets
And me handkerchief of blue
And although I'm very fond of you
You asked me home to tea
But I'm a gypsy rover, love
And you'll not come with me
Go home
And your brother is a peeler
And would lock me up in the jail
If he knew I was a poacher
And I hunt your lord's best quail
Well your daddy is a gentleman
Your mammy just as grand
But I'm a gypsy rover, love
And I'll not be your man
Go home
Well the hour's drawing long, my love
Your mam's expecting thee
Don't tell her that you met me here
Or I'm a gypsy free
And let's get off me jacket now
Your love will have to wait
For I am twenty-two years old
And you, you're only eight
Go home
A Fairy Story
In days of old in a kingdom bold, there lived a fearsome dragon.

And the King he was in great distress and the countries spirits flagoned.
Until one day there came a knight, he was handsome, bold, and charming.
And he slew the dragon with his sword with a smile that was so disarming.
With a hey and a ho and a hey nany no, a smile that was so disarming.
Said the King I wish to know your name, but the knight said do not bother.
For the name of a knight of the realm says he, is the same as any other.
Said the King tonight in my daughter's bed you shall take your leisure.
And she'll reward you for your deed, with a night of exhausting pleasure.
With a hey and a ho and a hey nany no, a night of exhausting pleasure.
One daughter she had raven hair, a maiden young and chaste.
And she slept all night in the pale moonlight, naked to the waist.
The other daughter she was fair, the fairest in the town.
And she slept all night in the pale moonlight naked from her small waist
down.
With a hey and a ho and a hey nany no, naked from her small waist down.
Well the knight he spends many hour behind the castle wall.
But the ending to my story dear, isn't what it seems at all.
For in neither bed of neither maid was he repaid for his glory.
But he slept all night with the King instead for this is a fairy story.
With a hey and a ho and a hey nany no, for this is a Fairy story.
Green Grow The Rashes
There's naught but care on every hand,
In every hour that passes, O!
What signifies the life o' man,
An' 'twere not for the lasses O?
:
Green grow the rashes O!
The sweetest hour that e'er I spent
Were spent among the lasses O!
The war'ly race may riches chase,

And riches may fly them, O!
And tho at last they catch them fast,
Their hearts can ne'er enjoy them, O!

But gie me a cannie hour at e'en

My arms about my dearie, O!
And war'ly cares and worldly men,
May a' gae tapsalteerie, O!

For you sae douce wha sneer at this,

Ye're not but senseless asses, O!
The wisest man the world e'er saw,
He dearly loved the lasses, O!

Auld Nature swears the lovely dears,

Her noblest work she classes, O!
Her prentice hand she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses, O!

All For Me Grog
Well it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog,

It's all for me beer and tobacco.
For I spent all me tin on the lassies drinking gin,
Far across the western ocean I must wander.
Where are me boots, me noggin', noggin' boots,

They're all gone for beer and tobacco.
For the heels they are worn out and the toes are kicked about
And the soles are looking out for better weather.
Where is me shirt, me noggin', noggin' shirt,

It's all gone for beer and tobacco,
For the collar is all worn, and the sleeves they are all torn,
And the tail is looking out for better weather.

I'm sick in the head and I haven't been to bed,

Since first I came ashore from me slumber,
For I spent all me dough on the lassies don't you know,

The Pirate Shanty

I am not a pirate, but I long to be, Our wealth is in an answered call, the longing of the sea!
Sailing by the stars across the seven seas,
Living with no earthly cares, my mates and me— Stormy oceans carry us to lands we've never known,
The envy of all worldly men, who are not free. To mysteries and buried secrets from the tales of old.
So hoist the sail and raise the flag, we do not stop for night.
A song to sing for beggars, a song to sing for saints, We'll ride the wild winds and waves until the morning's light!
A song to sing for wealthy men all wrapped and bound in
chains! In smuggler's caves and tavern halls, we live by no man's
Our treasure's not in gold, or in our piety. rules.
We fly the colors of the living, free and proud and true!
We set out on the ocean blue to escape tyranny. So raise a drink to plunder, and lift a toast for spoils.
We'll keep our merry hearts alive so long we roam the sea. Cheer good men - in bravery, the enemy we've foiled!
Pour another round and we will sing a song of joy.
A man once walked along the shore, and called he out to me, When next we make our port the folk will say, "Victors—
"I see you are a fisherman, a lover of the sea. ahoy!"
I know this world's a wretched place, but if you'll follow me
I'll take all of your burdens... and pirates we shall be!" We moor upon an isle of wealthy fools and knaves
Who drink all night and sleep all day on the labor of their
Yo ho, yo ho! slaves.
When the sun has set, we break off all their chains
Hope is now before us, and misery at aft. And share with them our plunder, and now free men they are
We could not care the lesser for the men who say, "You're made!
daft!"
So let the howling winds blow in and take hold of the mast. We hole up in the tavern with our new crewmen and mates.
Release the wheel and all your sins, for you are free at last! Soon those rich folks come a calling for their run aways!
The barman sends them off with ale, saying, "Go, drink your
"Swab the deck, my clever lad, and listen close to me. sway!"
Learn my ways, and soon one day a captain you shall be. But when the rest have gone, one aging wealthy man does
Climb the rigging, mount the nest, and say, what can you stay.
see?"
"A fleet upon the starboard side... in battle we shall meet!" "I was once a young lad, sailing by the charts.
I did not savor wind, nor water, nor admire the stars.
"Load the cannons, raise the flag, and take hold of your heart! Now I have grown old and frail, and do not journey far.
A proper man of courage does not flee before the start. I only long to sail the seas once more to find my heart."
Do not fear when death is near, when doom is night at hand.
Your end marks the beginning of a life in fairer lands!" Well, come aboard and voyage long, we make for unmapped
shores.
All day the battle rages, and on into the night. Ride the stormy seas with us, you'll find that soul of yourn.
With clashing swords and pistol shots, upon the decks we Leave your wealth behind you, and your bitter scorn.
fight! Make your home with slaves and sinners—then you'll be
We match our wits and cannonballs with the finest of their reborn.
fleet.
Their admiral walks the plank in the shame of his defeat. Yo ho, yo ho!
A Fool And His Pride

BY Will Wiencek
A Long Time Ago In A Land By The Sea A Heart Full of Music, A Teller Of Tales
One Night in a Tavern I Heard This Story Had A wit Like A Blade, Was A woer Of Maids
From a Wizened Old Man With A Drink In His Hand And He Wandered the Earth Both By Foot And By Sail
And This Was The Tale As He Told It To Me
(Chorus)
There Was A Young Man With A Love Of The Ale Now The Bonfire Blazes, Now the Mead It Flows Free
The Bard Raises His Voice For You And For Me But the Lady Knew Not If He Ever Felt Fear
Let's Join Him In Song, Let’s Laugh Till We’ve Cried Or Perhaps He Was Sad From A Story Gone Bad
For There's Nothing As Merry As A Fool And His Pride But He Kept All His Troubles Between Himself and his Beer
Once He Grew Weary Of Wandering Alone (Chorus)

He Promised His Heart To A Lady He’d Known Now The Bonfire Blazes, Now the Mead It Flows Free
A Lass Fair And Clever, O’ They Swore They'd Never The Bard Raises His Voice For You And For Me
Part With Each Other Till They Saw Peter's Throne Let's Join Him In Song, Let’s Laugh Till We’ve Cried
For There's Nothing As Merry As A Fool And His Pride
Together They Traveled Over Field And Plain
Together They Traveled through sunshine and Rain The Old Man Did Tell Me The Bard Roams The Earth Still
Lifting There Voices and Making Their Choices Performing for Crowds And Drinking His Fill
They Kept Each Other Free Of Worry And Pain His Smile Never Wavers And He Takes No Maids Favors
He Gives All He Has Through Good And Through Ill
(Chorus)
Now The Bonfire Blazes, Now the Mead It Flows Free Later At Night When The Booze Is All Sealed
The Bard Raises His Voice For You And For Me He Packs Up His Bundle And He Heads For The Field
Let's Join Him In Song, Let’s Laugh Till We’ve Cried O He Sings To The Stars And He Screams For His Scars
For There's Nothing As Merry As A Fool And His Pride For A Heart That Is Lounging Can Never Be Healed
They Traveled Together For A Year And A Day And The Fire Goes Out
And No One Knew Why But The Old Man Did Say And The Winds Blowing Cold
That One Night They Parted As Quick As They'd Started ]The Bard Lowers His Voice For His Hearts Feeling Old
He Told Me That It Happened This Way And He Sings To Himself For His Tears Never Cried
For There's Nothing As Lonly As A Fool And His Pride
The Bard Was A Lover Of Ale And Cheer
Star of the County Down

Song by The Irish Rovers
Near Banbridge town, in the County Down

One morning last July
Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen
And she smiled as she passed me by
She looked so sweet from her two bare feet
To the sheen of her nut brown hair
Such a winsome elf, I'm ashamed of myself
For the see of her standing there
From Bantry Bay of the Derry's Quay
From Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like the fair colleen
That I met in the County Down
As she onward sped, sure I scratched my head
And I looked with a feelin' rare
And I says, says I, to a passer-by
"Who's the maid with the nut brown hair?"
Well he looked at me and he said to me
"That's the gem of Ireland's crown
Young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann
She's the star of the County Down"
She had soft brown eyes with a look so shy
And a smile like the rose in June
And she sang so sweet, what a lovely treat
As she lilted an Irish tune
At the Lammas dance, I was in a trance
As she whirled with the lads of the town
And my heart did race just to see the face
Of the star of the County Down
At the Harvest Fair she'll be surely there
So I'll dress in my Sunday clothes
With my shoes shone bright and my hat cocked right
For a smile from my nut brown rose
No pipe I'll smoke, no horse I'll yoke
'Til my plough was a rust colour brown
And a smiling bride by my own fireside
Sits the star of the County Down
Heart of the Ocean

Song by Gaelic Storm
Candlelight dies at the window
And the night wind blows soft from the sea
Though I lie in your arms, I'm a thousand miles away
On the waves sailing fast, sailing free
Now I'm bound for the heart of the ocean
I'm riding the sea in my soul
In the dark and the deep she will rock me to sleep
Down below, where the black waters roll
When the sea birds cry out in the morning
And the sun lays it's kiss on the sand
I'll be drawn to the shore like so many times before
As I long to be far from the land
Now I'm bound for the heart of the ocean
I'm riding the sea in my soul
In the dark and the deep she will rock me to sleep
Down below, where the black waters roll
I can still hear your voice on the trade winds
I can still taste your tears on the foam
But the lure of the tide that I'm feeling inside
Will not rest 'til my heart finds it's home
Now my heart is the heart of the ocean
There are storms from the sea in my soul
I'm restless and deep and before I can sleep
I must go where the black waters roll
Where the black waters roll
Somebody That I Used to Know (Medieval Style Cover)

Hildegard von Blingin'
Now and then I think of when we were together;
Eros surely hit the apple of mine eye.
I believed thou wert right for me
But felt so lonely in thy company,
But that was love and ’tis an ache I still remember.
One becomes enamored with a certain kind of sadness.

This resignation to the end, ever the end.
When we found we could not make amends,
Thou declared we would e’er be friends,
But I concede that I was fain to be parted.
Was there cause to cast me off?

Act as though it never happened and that we were nothing.
In sooth I do need thy love,
But thou makest me a stranger and that feels so rough.
Hadst thou need to stoop so low?
To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters.
I need no longer write them, though,
Now thou art somebody whom I used to know.
I lament the many times that thou impugn’d my honour

But maintained it was ever something I had done.
No more shall I live that way,
Uncertain what thy words bewray.
Thou said that if I were to go,
I would not find thee pining for somebody whom thou used to know.
Was there cause to cast me off?

Act as if it never happened and that we were nothing.
I do not even need thy love,
But thou makest me stranger and that feels so rough.
Hadst thou need to stoop so low?
To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters.
I need no longer write them, though,
For now thou art somebody whom I used to know.
Now thou art somebody whom I used to know.
Over the Hills and Far Away

Song by Nightwish
They came for him one winter's night

Arrested, he was bound
They said there'd been a robbery
His pistol had been found
They marched him to the station house
He waited for the dawn
And as they led him to the dock
He knew that he'd been wronged
"You stand accused of robbery"
He heard the bailiff say
He knew without an alibi
Tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom
Over the hills and far away
For ten long years he'll count the days
Over the mountains and blue seas
A prisoner's life for him there'll be
He knew that it would cost him dear
But yet he dared not say
Where he had been that fateful night
A secret it must stay
He had to fight the tears of rage
His heart beat like a drum
For with the wife of his best friend
He spent his final night of freedom
He swears he will return one day
Far from the mountains and blue seas
Back in her arms he swear he'll be
Over the hills and...
Over the hills and...
Each night within his prison cell
He looks out through the bars
He reads the letters that she wrote
One day, he'll know the taste of freedom
She prays he will return one day
As sure as the rivers reach the seas
Back in his arms he swears she'll be
He swears he will return one day
Over the mountains and the seas
Back in her arms is where he'll be
She prays he will return one day
As sure as the rivers reach the seas
Back in his arms is where she'll be
Over the hills
Over the hills
Here’s a Health to the Company
[Verse 1]
Kind friends and companions, come join me in rhyme
Come lift up your voices in chorus with mine;
Come lift up your voices all grief to refrain
For we may or might never all meet here again
[Chorus]
Here's a health to the company and one to my lass
Let us drink and be merry all out of one glass;
Let us drink and be merry all grief to refrain
[Verse 2]
Here's a health to the dear lass that I love so well
For her style and her beauty, sure none can excel
There's a smile on her countenance as she sits on my knee
There's no man in this wide world as happy as me
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Our ship lies at anchor, she's ready to dock
I wish her safe landing, without any shock
If ever I should meet you by land or by sea
(I will always remember your kindness to me.)
[Chorus]
Hard Times Come Again No More
Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears

While we all sup sorrow with the poor
There's a song that will linger forever in our ears
Oh, hard times, come again no more
'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many a days you have lingered around my cabin door
While we seek mirth and beauty and music, light and gay
There are frail forms fainting at the door
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say
Many a days you have lingered all around my cabin door
Many a days you have lingered all around my cabin door
So many a days you have lingered around my cabin door
Wayfaring Stranger
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Traveling through this world of woe
There is no sickness, toil or danger
In that fair land to which I go
I'm goin' home to see my mother
I'm goin' home, no more to roam
I'm just goin' over Jordan
I'm just goin' over home
I know dark clouds will hover on me
I know my path is rough and steep
But golden fields lie out before me
Where weary eyes no more shall weep
I'm goin' home to see my father
I'll soon be free from every trial
This form shall rest beneath the sun
I'll drop the cross of self-denial
And enter in that home with God
I'm goin' home to meet my Savior
I'm goin' home to meet my Savior
Fighting for Strangers

A recruiting sergeant came our way
From an inn near town at the close of day
He said my Johnny you're a fine young man
Would you like to march along behind a military band
With a scarlet coat and a fine cocked hat
And a musket at your shoulder
The shilling he took and he kissed the book
Oh poor Johnny what'll happen to ya?
The recruiting sergeant marched away
From the Inn near town at the break of day
Johnny came too with half a ring
He was off to be a soldier to go fighting for the King
In a far off war in a far off land
To face the foreign soldier
But how will you fare when there's lead in the air
Well the sun rose high on a barren land
Where the thin red line made a military stand
There was sling shot, chain shot, grape shot too
Swords and bayonets thrusting through
Poor Johnny fell but the day was won
And the King is grateful to ya
But your soldiering's done and they're sending you home
They said he was a hero and not to grieve
For the two ruined legs and the empty sleeve
They took him home and they set him down
With a military pension and a medal from the crown
But you haven't an arm, you haven't a leg
The enemy nearly slew ya
You'll have to go out on the streets to beg
A recruiting sergeant came our way
From the inn near town at the close of day
He said my Johnny you're a fine young man
Would you like to march along behind a military band
With a scarlet coat and a fine cocked hat
And a musket at your shoulder
The shilling he took and he kissed the book
Oh poor Johnny what will happen to ya?
The Flying Dutchman

Song by The Jolly Rogers
The sky was grey and cloudy What of the ship that's out there And from the deck of that cursed
And the wind was from the west Do we leave her to the gale? ship
When we spied a battered frigate She's called the Flying Dutchman We could hear them laugh
With her tattered sail full dressed And it's rage that fills her sails! Turn this ship around me boys!
They signaled they had letters The thunder growled like demons Turn around and run!
home And the lightning stabbed the That storm it wants a battle
They asked if we could take waves And it's sure that we're
They dropped them in a barrel And the Dutchman she leapt outgunned!
They left bobbing in their wake towards us That ghostly ship is hunting us
We reefed the sails and slowed Riding fury from the graves It's bringing on the gale!
the ship Our captain, he stayed at the She's called the Flying Dutchman
To fish they barrel out wheel And it's rage that fills her sails!
The old ship sailed to the distance The crew they manned the lines That was when we sighted land
And we saw her come about And still that ship and storm It became a race with time
The captain watched through a Were quickly closing in behind We believed it Santa Marta
spy-glass Our ship we crest a giant wave The Dutchman closing in behind
And we heard him catch his And crashed to the trough below "Risk it all!" the captain cried
breath And the crew held on to what they "It's the only chance we got!"
And we saw the storm a-brewing could Salvation if we make it
Had become a wall of death They were damned if they let go And our souls if we get caught
Turn this ship around me boys The rain and sea and storm winds The storm was all around us
Turn around and run! Crashed against our ship with And the Dutchman cut our wind
That storm it wants a battle wrath The beast nearly capsized up
And it's sure that were outgunned!
And we watched our strong mast And it's rage that fills her sails! To those who'd long since died
bend Once we charged into that harbor If you see a battered frigate
We were almost to the harbor The Dutchman heaved away 'Neath a grey and stormy sky
We could see the natural break And we heard their bitter Give way and watch behind you
And each man willed her forward screams Or you'll hear your captain cry
For they knew what was at stake For the devil lost his prey Turn this ship around me boys!
Turn this ship around me boys! Once we made it safely Turn around and run!
Turn around and run! To the leeward of the bay That storm it wants a battle
That storm it wants a battle We cracked that barrel open And it's sure that we're
And it's sure that we're To see what those letters say outgunned!
outgunned! There must have been a hundred That ghostly ship is hunting us
That ghostly ship is hunting us And that's when we realized It's bringing on the gale!
It's bringing on the gale! These moldy parchments were She's called the Flying Dutchman
She's called the Flying Dutchman addressed And it's rage that fills her sails!
This Ship’s Going Down

By Aurelio Voltaire
A gargantuan hole in the bow Though we'll drown, there's no need to frown
Will the ocean to enter allow 'Cause we're all going together
Oh, what more of a sin than letting it in? And I won't say "Woe is me"
It's letting our good fortune out As I disappear into the sea
The nest to the storm did succumb 'Cause I'm in good company
While the crow hid his fear in the rum As we're all going together
And the mast, it broke and threw out the bloke
And well, now he's surely my chum 've had women of every kind
But the only one truly was mine
Love letters from under his bed Is the one at home who'll be alone
Holds a cabin boy over his head When I am full-up with brine
A futile try to keep it dry what tears have already For my son I had always a plan
wet For to raise him as best as I can
They were penned by a girl in Merak Oh well, you can bet my only regret
And the Javanese value their tact Is to not see him grow to a man
She'll conclude he's horribly rude
'Cause he's sure as hell not writing back 'Cause this ship's going down
All on account of the weather
Cause this ship's going down Though we'll drown, there's no need to frown
All on account of the weather 'Cause we're all going together
And I won't say "Woe is me" And I knocked his ass overboard
As I disappear into the sea
'Cause I'm in good company 'Cause this ship's going down
As we're all going together All on account of the weather
Though we'll drown, there's no need to frown
I was sinking down into the brine 'Cause we're all going together
When a curious sight caught my eye And I won't say "Woe is me"
Seaman Shaft had found him a raft As I disappear into the sea
And was making a speedy goodbye Oh, hell!
At the risk of sounding absurd 'Cause you've all been so good to me
I have always been good as my word So we're all going together!
So a fish-gig, I lanced into his eye
Excursion Around the Bay

Song by Great Big Sea
Well, it was on this Monday morning When a funny things they'd say
And the day be calm and fine They choke themselves from laughing
To the Harbour Grace excursion When they'd see us in the bay
With the boys to have a time Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife cry
And just before the sailor Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die
Took the gangway from the pier Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife say
I saw some fella haul me wife "I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the
Aboard as a volunteer bay"
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife cry My wife she got no better
Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die She turned a sickly green
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife say I fed her cake and candy
"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the Fat pork and kerosene
bay" Castor oil and sugar of candy
We had full three hundred souls aboard I rubbed pure oil on her face
Oh what a splendid sight And I said she'll be a dandy
Dressed all in regimental When we reaches Harbour Grace
To make our spirits bright
And meself being in the double Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife cry
Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die "I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife say bay"
"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the She died below the brandies
bay" As we were comin' back
My wife she got no better We buried her in the ocean
My wife me darling dear Wrapped up in a Union Jack
The screeches from her trolley So now I am a single man
You could hear in Carbonear In search of a pretty face
I tried every place in Harbour Grace And the woman that says she'll have me
Tried every store and shop I'm off for Harbour Grace
To get her something for a cure Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife cry
Or take her to the hop Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife cry Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife say
Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die "I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the
Oh me, oh my, I heard me old wife say bay"
Her Jolly Sailor Bold

Song by Ashley Serena
Upon one summer's morning, she carefully did stray

Down by the Walls of Wapping, where she met a sailor gay
Conversing with a young lass, who seemed to be in pain
Saying, "William, when you go, I fear you will never return again"
Her heart is pierced by Cupid
She disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console her
But my jolly sailor bold
His hair it hangs in ringlets, his eyes as black as coal
Her happiness attend him, wherever he may go
From Tower Hill to Blackwall, she’ll wander, weep and moan
All for her jolly sailor, until he sails home
But her jolly sailor bold
Her name it is Maria, a merchant's daughter fair
And she has left her parents and three thousand pounds a year
Come all you pretty fair maids, whoever you may be
Who love a jolly sailor that ploughs the raging sea
While up aloft in storm, from her his absence mourn
And firmly pray, arrive the day, he's never more to roam
The Crane Wife 3

Song by The Decemberists
And under the boughs unbowed

All clothed in a snowy shroud
She had no heart, so hardened
All under the boughs unbowed
Each feather it fell from skin
'Til threadbare, as she grew thin
How were my eyes so blinded?
Each feather it fell from skin
And I will hang my head, hang my head low
A gray sky, a bitter sting
A rain cloud, a crane on wing
All out beyond horizon
A gray sky, a bitter sting
And I will hang my head, hang my head low, low, low
Soldier, Poet, King
Song by The Oh Hellos
There will come a soldier
Who carries a mighty sword
He will tear your city down
Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord
Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord
He will tear your city down
There will come a poet
Whose weapon is His word
He will slay you with His tongue
He will slay you with His tongue
There will come a ruler
Whose brow is laid in thorn
Smeared with oil like David's boy
Smeared with oil like David's boy
He will tear your city down, oh lei, oh lai
Ohh
Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh lai, oh
Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh lai
Mingulay Boat Song

Sir Hugh S. Roberton
Heel-ya ho, boys! Let her go boys!

Heave her headround into the weather.
Heel-ya ho, boys! Let her go, boys!
Sailing homeward to Mingulay.
What care we how white the spray is,

What care we for the wind or weather?
Wives are waitin’, ‘round the pier head,

Or lookin’ seaward, from the heather.
Heave ‘er ‘round boys, then we’ll anchor,
‘Ere the sun sets on Mingulay.

They’ll be waitin’, anticipatin’,

For the end of our adventures.
Don’t you cry girl, we’re returnin’,
To the shores of Mingulay.


Frog Kissin'
words and music by Buddy Kalb, arrangement Marc Gunn
Do you remember in the fairy tale, how the wicked And though she left him green and warted, her evil
witches spell plans were thwarted
Turned the handsome prince to a toad? Their chanced to happen by a young miss
By the power of a potion, she handed him the Who inspite of his complexion, offered him
notion affection
He was lower than the dirt in the road. And broke the wicked curse with her kiss
You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down,
So if you've never been frog kissing Kiss you a frog!
Then you don't know what you've been missin',
There's a wealth of opportunity under each and There's a happy-ever-after-land, deep in the heart
every log. of man
And if you've never been charm-breakin', Where a prince and princess abides.
Then you've never been handsome prince makin'. But all we get are glimpses, of the happy prince or
You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down, princess
Kiss you a frog! 'Cauce they're covered with a green warty hide.
Though they're full of life's potential, they're
Once upon a time ago, I was down and feelin' low lacking one essential
Like a lonely frog in a pond To enable them to shine like a star.
My life was just a joke, and I was just about to That's a handsome guy or missus, to smother them
croak with kisses
Cuz I'd be zapped by life's wicked wand. And love them just the way that they are.
But in the depths of my depression, there came a
true expression That's the secret of frog kissing
Of love from a person so sweet. You can do it too if you'll just listen
She gave me warm fuzzy feelings, feelings that There's a wealth of opportunity under each and
were healin' every log.
And she knocked me off my little webbed feet. That's the secret of charm-breakin',
That's the secret of handsome prince makin'.
You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down,
So if you've never been frog kissing Kiss you a...
Then you don't know what you've been missin', You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down,
There's a wealth of opportunity under each and Kiss you a...
every log. You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down,
And if you've never been charm-breakin', Kiss you a frog!
Then you've never been handsome prince makin'.
Company of Fools
BY Great Big Sea
Bring on the Clowns In the Company of Fools
The Jokers and Buffoons Many a truest word
I've had the Time of my Life Has been spoken by the Jester
And the Life of my Times Standing against the tide
Is the noblest of gestures The Jokers and Buffoons
It's the little pearls of wisdom I've had the Time of my Life
That tumble from the light And the Life of my Times
That makes us laugh until we cry In the Company of Fools
Because we know that they are right So here's to the Poorest Poet
Within the strangest people Who always pens the truth
Truth can find the strangest home Players Writers and Rovers
So meet me in the village The Minstrels and their tunes
Where all we idiots go I'd rather live an honest lifetime
Bring on the Clowns With those with nothing to lose
The Jokers and Buffoons Than waste a night
I've had the Time of my Life Knee deep in shite
And the Life of my Times That's polished slick
In the Company of Fools To look just right
I'm wading through the quicksand I'd rather live a lifetime in the
In the gardens of the gentry Company of Fools
Blooming vacuity Within the strangest people
Leaves mind and pockets empty Truth can find the strangest home
In the Social Order So meet me in the village
I accept the bottom rung Where all we idiots go
Until the wine is pouring Bring on the Clowns
And the Lord commands a song The Jokers and Buffoons
Meet me at the staff door I've had the Time of my Life
When the posers all go home And the Life of my Times
We'll gather with the other Fools In the Company of Fools
And put on a proper show Bring on the Clowns
Bring on the Clowns The Jokers and Buffoons
The Jokers and Buffoons I've had the Time of my Life
I've had the Time of my Life And the Life of my Times
And the Life of my Times In the Company of Fools
In the Company of Fools
Bring on the Clowns
Bones in the Ocean
Song by The Longest Johns
Oh, I bid farewell to the port and the land

And I paddle away from brave England's white sands
To search for my long ago forgotten friends
To search for the place I hear all sailors end
As the souls of the dead fill the space of my mind

I'll search without sleeping 'til peace I can find
I fear not the weather, I fear not the sea
I remember the fallen, do they think of me?
When their bones in the ocean forever will be
Plot a course to the night to a place I once knew

To a place where my hope died along with my crew
So I swallow my grief and face life's final test
To find promise of peace and the solace of rest
As the songs of the dead fill the space of my ears

Their laughter like children, their beckoning cheers
My heart longs to join them, sing songs of the sea
I remember the fallen, do they think of me?
When their bones in the ocean forever will be
When at last before my ghostly shipmates I stand

I shed a small tear for my home upon land
Though their eyes speak of depths filled with struggle and strife
Their smiles below say I don't owe them my life
As the souls of the dead fill the space of my eyes

And my boat listed over and tried to capsize
I'm this far from drowning, this far from the sea
I remember the living, do they think of me?
When my bones in the ocean forever will be
Now that I'm staring down at the darkest abyss

I'm not sure what I want, but I don't think it's this
As my comrades call to stand fast and forge on
I make sail for the dawn 'til the darkness has gone
As the souls of the dead live for'er in my mind

As I live all the years that they left me behind
I'll stay on the shore but still gaze at the sea
I remember the fallen and they think of me
For our souls in the ocean together will be
I remember the fallen and they think of me

For our souls in the ocean together will be
The Tempest
Song by The Real McKenzies
We are all born free but forever live in chains

And we battle through existence on and on
We'll take whatever comes to be while keeping hopeful melody
And we'll cruise through the darkness until the warmth of dawn
So, row, row you bastards you never can tell

Through water like glass above a briney hell
So, row and a-hollar come give her all you can
Or the sea she will best us, we'll never see the land
We carry on the burden and we hide our grimace well

For the day will come for us to mutiny
But as long as we survive our hope and pride they cant deprive
And we'll carry on our melody to sing in harmony

Over water like glass above a briney hell
So, row and a-hollar come give her all you can
The ocean a tempest or the land a stormy hell
So, row a litlle harder 'til bloodied on the hand
We are wracked from the hardships

Exhausted by the years we can still escape this barren misery
But even with our shackled wrists we can fight our way through this
And we'll power all aboard the ship to total liberty

Whup! Jamboree
Song by The Dreadnoughts
Oh, the pilot, he looks out ahead And now the bar-ship is in sight
With the hands on the cane, heavin' of the lead We are picking on down to the old rock light
And the old man roars to wake the dead Gonna get the ol' stick taped tonight
A-come and get your oats, my son A-come and get your oats, my son
Whup! Jamboree, Whup! Jamboree Whup! Jamboree, Whup! Jamboree

Oh ya long-tailed black mare comin' up behind Oh ya long-tailed black mare comin' up behind
And now we pass the lizard lights Well, then we'll walk down limelight way
At the start, me boys will heave in sight And with all the girls we will spend our pay
Soon we're abreast of the Isle of Wight We'll not see more 'til another day

And now when we get to the black wall dock And soon we'll see old Holyhead
And them pretty young girls come out in flocks A-no more salt beef, no salt bread
With their short-legged drawers and long-tailed frocks I catch my Jenny and it's off to bed

Whup! Jamboree, Whup! Jamboree

Oh ya long-tailed black mare comin' up behind
Whup! Jamboree, Whup! Jamboree
A-come and get your oats, my son
Captain Proudgale
The Jolly Rogers & Damian
Eight months out, nothing to show "Yes" he says "there's risk involved
The crew's morale at an all time low But every problem can be solved
When we pulled in to Red Vale for repairs And we'll end up with more cash than we can spend"
The Captain went ashore for news
While we mended sails with the other crews "Don't avoid it, don't fear it
And talked about our sad state of affairs Embrace your pirate spirit
We sail with Captain Proudgale tonight"
The captain, he came bounding back
Said "Boys, there's no time to unpack "For adventure and glory
'cause we're about to join our pirate fleet" And an unforgettable story
We sail with Captain Proudgale tonight!"
This news should have been met with cheers
But the crew was plagued with doubt and fears At last the crew they all agreed
So the captain said without missing a beat: As fear cannot win over greed
And we got our ship all ready and primed
"Don't avoid it, don't fear it
Embrace your pirate spirit We set the sails and sharpened swords
We sail with Captain Proudgale tonight" We pulled the anchor and wound the cords
There was no way that we would lose this time
"For adventure and glory
And an unforgettable story
We sail with Captain Proudgale tonight!" With that the whole crew was met
Pledges made, and routes were set
"For Segog we'll set sail Ivan Proudgale said "Let not a thing go wrong!"
And there is no way we can fail
We'll have us a Navy of our own" And as the fleet was heading out
You could hear our whole crew shout
Like Dialgo Lula long before "Listen up ye scurvy dogs and sing along;
We will sneak ourselves ashore
And we'll be rich before we come back home" "Don't avoid it, don't fear it
Embrace your pirate spirit
This got some cheers but not a lot We sail with Captain Proudgale tonight"
They knew the Celestian plot
And all the pirates there that met their end "For adventure and glory
And an unforgettable story
We sail with Captain Proudgale tonight!"
Johnny Home
By the Musical Blades
Gather round for a story to be had And he let forth a scream and a ravenous might
Of a six-foot-six strapping lad With a pistol in his left and a cutlass in his right
He'd enlist to the navy of his own ports and Like a wild hurricane, he commenced to fight
Make a name and then return home This battle's not finished yet
A towering man, quiet and shy And to Johnny we owe our debt
Hugged his kids and kissed his wife goodbye
And he said "Young Billy, don't you cry, for soon I'll be coming home" Now we'd all see Johnny home someday
And she wished Johnny would stay home To his wife and kids assuring "It's okay"
We'd eat and we'd drink and we'd end our day
Johnny came aboard with a gleam in his eye With a sad old sailors song
On the dock below, there stood his wife
Smiling and waving as she said goodbye
And to me, she yelled, "Bring Johnny home!" And we'd all see Johnny home someday
We'd reminisce and we'd laugh and we'd
Never had we seen such a faulty man Watch the kids play
With a thirst for knowledge, and a course well planned Talk about how we're gonna spend our days
He spoke of his family again and again Yeah, we'd all see Johnny home
And the life he soon would sow
Yeah, we'd all see Johnny home Then the crew joined in into the ship we breach
With a newfound vigor of ten men each
Now we'd all see Johnny home someday Some did die, and some did flee
To his wife and kids assuring "It's okay" But in the end, our crew stood tall
We'd eat and we'd drink and we'd end our day
With a sad old sailors song Then we all looked at Johnny, now covered in blood
He collapsed to his knees, cursing Hell and above
And we'd all see Johnny home someday "Woe me punishment here what have I done?"
We'd reminisce and we'd laugh and we'd And he muttered "I felled them all"
Watch the kids play And we all saw Johnny fall
Talk about how we're gonna spend our days
Yeah, we'd all see Johnny home And we all saw Johnny home that day
To his wife and kids assuring "It's okay"
Captain was an undaunted man We told them of the battle on the fifth of May
He swore he knew his enemy all firsthand And not a braver man had fought
And we knew someday he'd make his stand
If again their paths did cross And we all piped down when she started to cry
Then she fell down beside him and she said "Goodbye"
It was dark as hell on a ghostly night And the children fell in with her by her side
The cannon-fire was the only light For the loss, time stood still
And what we saw next was a sickening sight
And the Captain's life was gone
To the battle, we all saw Johnny run! And then anger ensued for the months of prayers
That went unanswered
Johnny jumped in without a fear for his life And she drew back her long dark hair
As the enemy boarded our starboard side And we watched as she died a little bit right there
We were fifteen down and droppin' like flies Then she stood and addressed me as "Sir"
When I saw Johnny's eyes turn red "Thank God you brought Johnny home"
Fiddler's Green
Song by The Dubliners
As I walked by the dockside one evening so fair
To view the salt waters and take in the salt air
I heard an old fisherman singing a song
Oh, take me away boys me time is not long
Wrap me up in me oilskin and Jumber
Wrap me up in me oilskin and Jumber No more on the docks I'll be seen
No more on the docks I'll be seen Just tell me old shipmates, I'm taking a trip mates
Just tell me old shipmates, I'm taking a trip mates And I'll see you someday on Fiddlers Green
And I'll see you someday on Fiddlers Green
When you get by on dock and the long trip is through
Now Fiddler's Green is a place I've heard tell There's pubs and there's clubs and there's lassies there
Where the fishermen go if they don't go to hell too
Where the sky is all clear and the dolphins do play Oh where the girls are all pretty and the beer is all free
And the cold coast of Cormah is far, far away And there's bottles of rum growing on every tree
Wrap me up in me oilskin and Jumber Wrap me up in me oilskin and Jumber

No more on the docks I'll be seen No more on the docks I'll be seen
Just tell me old shipmates, I'm taking a trip mates Just tell me old shipmates, I'm taking a trip mates
And I'll see you someday on Fiddlers Green And I'll see you someday on Fiddlers Green
Where the skies are all clear and there's never a gail Now I don't want a harp nor a halo, not me
And the fish jump on board with one swish on their tail Just give me a breeze and a good rolling sea
Where you lie at your leisure, there's no work to do I'll play me old squeeze-box as we sail along
And the skipper's below making tea for the crew With the wind in the riggin to sing me a song
Wrap me up in me oilskin and Jumber

No more on the docks I'll be seen
Just tell me old shipmates, I'm taking a trip mates
And I'll see you someday on Fiddlers Green
Providence
Song by Poor Man's Poison
Count the lights on empty souls And we've given up before we've even
Quietly behind the doors tried
Oh, bleeding us just for fun And oh my weary soul
Men of power telling lies We've met your kind before
Shifty hands and thirsty eyes Set fire to us all
And they can smell your fear like And oh sweet providence
blood Come save us from ourselves
From Hell and consequence
Oh, my weary soul
We've met your kind before And oh my weary soul
Set fire to us all We've met your kind before
And oh sweet providence Set fire to us all
Come save us from ourselves And oh sweet providence
From Hell and consequence Come save us from ourselves
From Hell and consequence
Feed the rich and kill the poor
Turn out the lights and just ignore And oh my weary soul (oh, my weary
What's going on outside soul)
Beating hearts of the depraved Oh, my weary soul (oh, my weary
We've turned their people into slaves soul)
And oh sweet providence
Come save us from ourselves From Hell and consequence
Maid on the Shore

Stan Rogers
[Verse 1]
There is a young maiden who lives all alone
She lives all alone on the shore-o
There's nothin' she can find to comfort her mind
But to roam all alone on the shore shore shore
But to roam all alone on the shore
She's so pretty and neat she's so sweet and complete
[Verse 2] She sung captain and sailors to sleep sleep sleep
T'was of the young captain who sailed the salt sea She sung captain and sailors to sleep
Let the wind blow high blow loow
"I will die, I will die" the young captain did cry
If I don't have that maid on the shore shore shore
If I don't have that maid on the shore
[Verse 3] [Verse 6]
Well I have lots of silver I have lots of gold Then she robbed him o' silver she robbed him o' gold
I have lots of costly ware-o She robbed him o' costly ware-o
I'll divide I'll divide with my jolly ship's crew Then took his broadsword instead of an oar
If they row me that maid on the shore shore shore And paddled her way to the shore shore shore
If they row me that maid on the shore And paddled her way to the shore
[Verse 4] [Verse 7]
After much persuasion they got her aboard "Well me men must be crazy me men must be mad
Let the wind blow high blow loow Me men must be deep in despair-o
They replaced her away in his cabin below For to let you away from my cabin so gay
Here's adieu to all sorrow and care care care And to paddle your way to the shore shore shore
Here's adieu to all sorrow and care And to paddle your way to the shore"
Verse 5] [Verse 8]
They replaced her away in his cabin below "Well your men was not crazy your men was not mad
Let the wind blow high blow loow Your men was not deep in despair-o
I deluded your sailors as well as yourself There's nothin' she can find to comfort her mind
I'm a maiden again on the shore shore shore But to roam all alone on the shore shore shore
I'm a maiden again on the shore" But to roam all alone on the shore
[Verse 1 Reprise]
Well, there is a young maiden she lives all alone
She lives all alone on the shore-o
Joli Rouge
The Dreadnoughts and Damian
From Erce we get the brandy, from Agrineas the rum

Sweet red Cabernet from Altyrheim does come
But the fairest of 'em all, me boys, the one to beat the day
Is made from apples up in mighty Red Vale Bay
So, follow me lads!

'Cause this ain't no grog or ale
One pint down, you'll be swingin' in the gale
Five pints, bully, you'll be shaking in your shoes
We're half seas over on the Joli Rouge
She's called the Red Vale Cider, she's proper and she's fine
And when the day is over, sure, I wish that she were mine
Or in the dark of winter, or on a summer's eve
Oh, one hand giveth and the other doth receive
So, follow me lads!

So turn your sails over and bring her hard to port

Find that little star and fly straight into the north
The wild sun upon your back, the wind a-blowing free
You're rolling down the river, boys ,were going out to sea
So, follow me lads!

So you can have a Magners and pour it over ice

Or you can have a Strongbow if it's sadness that you like
Or join us up the river and we'll set your heart aglow
And how you'll feel when the real cider starts to flow
So, follow me lads!

So, follow me lads!


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Lover’s Wreck

A hundred days at sea, A retch away from misery

(strait into chorus)

Gypsy was a siren, Dripping with desire

Lord why did you take her She meant so much to me

In my sleeping mind she sings a sad and lonely lullaby

Lord why did you take her She meant so much to me

The Dark Lady

Oh, a drop of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm (3x)

And we'll roll the old chariot along

Oh, a little mug o' beer wouldn't do us any harm etc.

Oh, a plate of Irish stew wouldn't do us any harm etc.

Oh a little slug of gin wouldn't do us any harm etc.

Oh a night upon the shore wouldn't do us any harm etc.

Oh a little drop of wine wouldn't do us any harm etc.

Oh, a nice fat cook wouldn't do us any harm etc.

Oh, a long spell in gaol wouldn't do us any harm etc.

Oh, a night with the gals wouldn't do us any harm etc.

Fish in the Sea

Up jumps the eel with his slippery tail,

Then up jumps the shark with his nine rows of teeth,

Watch that old fire as it flickers and dies,

Capture the wild things and bring them in line

Do you feel heavy? Your eyes drop with grief.

Get round the fire with a glass of strong ale

Now show me a man that can meet all his needs,

I'll tend to the flame...

What will we do when the world it is ending,

I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.

I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes.

Da-da-da-da-da Soon may the Wellerman come

Soon may the Wellerman come

Now we are ready to sail for the Horn

Mariner's Revenge Song

Only Our Rivers Run Free

Look to the stars,

Through storms we'll ride

The lamp is burning' low upon my table top

A Tree Too Weak to Stand

I see a place where candles burn and lovers rest tonight

Hoist the Colours

Yo, ho, all together

Yo, ho, haul together

Some men have died

The bell has been raised

Yo, ho, all together

Ships on vigor of the waves are skimming

I'll buy you a pennyworth o' priens

"Ye can hae your pennyworth of priens

"I'll buy you a braw snuff box

"You can hae your braw snuff box

"I'll buy you a silken goon

"You can hae your silken goon

"I'll buy you a nine stringed bell

"You can keep your nine stringed bell

"These are fine words you say

They'd scarcely gone a mile