ulysse77 Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 Playing my first game and i had this shanty in my head all along (unofficial Nova Scotia anthem) O the year was Seventeen Seventy-EightHow I wish I was in Sherbrooke nowA letter of marque came from the kingTo the scummiest vessel I've ever seen Chorus:God damn them allI was told we'd cruise the seas for American goldWe'd fire no guns, shed no tearsNow I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,The last of Barrett's Privateers O Elcid Barrett cried the townHow I wish I was in Sherbrooke nowFor twenty brave men all fishermen whoWould make for him the Antelope's crew The Antelope sloop was a sickening siteHow I wish I was in Sherbrooke nowShe'd list to the port and her sails in ragsAnd the cook in the scuppers with the staggers and jags On the King's birthday we put to seaHow I wish I was in Sherbrooke nowNinety-one days to Montego BayPumping like madmen all the way On the ninety-sixth day we sailed againHow I wish I was in Sherbrooke nowWhen a great big Yankee hove in sightWith our cracked four-pounders we made to fight The Yankee lay low down with goldHow I wish I was in Sherbrooke nowShe was broad and fat and loose in staysBut to catch her took the Antelope two whole days Then at length she stood two cables awayHow I wish I was in Sherbrooke nowOur cracked four-pounders made awful dinBut with one fat ball the Yank stove us in The Antelope shook and pitched on her sideHow I wish I was in Sherbrooke nowBarrett was smashed like a bowl of eggsAnd the main truck carried off both me legs Now here I lay in my twenty-third yearHow I wish I was in Sherbrooke nowIt's been six years since we sailed awayAnd I just made Halifax yesterday
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