Chords for Irish Descendants-Barrett's Privateers

_ Oh, the year was 1778, [G] how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now!
_ A letter of Mark came from the King to the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen,
God [C] damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for [G] American gold,
We'd fire no guns, shed no [F] tears!
I'm a broken [Em] man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's _ _ [G] privateers!
Well, else, said Barrett, cried the town, how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now!
_ For twenty brave men and all fishermen who would make for him,
The antelope's crew, God damn them [C] all!
I was [G] told we'd [C] cruise the seas for American gold,
We'd [G] fire no guns, [F] shed no _ tears!
I'm a broken man on a Halifax [Em] pier, the last of Barrett's _ _ privateers!
The [C] antelope's loop was a sickening sight, how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now! _
She'd a list of the port and her sails in her rags,
And the cook in the scuppers with the staggers and jags,
God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold,
We'd fire no guns, shed [F] no tears!
I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier, the [G] last of Barrett's [Em] _
[G] privateers!
On the king's birthday we put to sea, how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now!
_ We were ninety-one days to Montego Bay, pumping like madmen all the way,
God [C] damn them all!
I was [G] told we'd [C] cruise the seas for American gold,
We'd [Em] fire no guns, shed no tears!
I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's _ _ [C] privateers!
On the ninety-sixth day we sailed again, how I wish I [G] was in Sherbrooke now!
_ When a bloody great Yankee hove in sight, with our crack four-pounders we made to fight,
God [C] damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold,
We'd fire no guns, shed no [F] _
tears!
I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier, the last [Em] of Barrett's _ [C] privateers!
The Yankee lay low down with gold, how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now!
She was broad and fat and loose in stays, but the catcher took the antelope to all days,
God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American [F] gold,
We'd fire no guns, shed no [Em] tears!
I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's _ privateers!
Then at length we stood [Bm] two cables away, [A] how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now!
_ Our crack four-pounders made an awful din, but with one fat ball the Yankees stole us in,
[G] God [C] damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold,
We'd fire no guns, shed no tears!
I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's _ _ [G] privateers!
The antelope shook and pitched on her side, how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now!
_ Well [C] Barrett was smashed like a bowl of eggs, and the main truck carried off both me legs,
God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American [F] gold,
We'd fire no guns, shed no _ tears!
I'm a [Em] broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's _ _ [C] privateers!
So here I lay in me twenty-third year, how I wish I was [G] in Sherbrooke now! _ _
It's been six years since we sailed away, and I just made Halifax yesterday,
God damn them [C] all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas [F] for American gold,
We'd fire no guns, shed no _ tears!
I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier, the [Dm] last of [C] Barrett's [F] _ [Em] _ privateers!
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