Ahoy, ye Seafarin' Bards! Here there be Pyrate-ti-cal ditties to enjoy.
Sent by Barb Jernigan - Texas writer, artist extraordinaire! Thank you and ARRRGGH!!! We love pirate songs. Send submissions to starlightcircleplayers_at_yahoo.com with "songs" in the subject line. You-tube videos ae acceptible, but hissite won't support aufdio files -- so send sheet music or tabs and/or a URL wher we can find an audio file of your song.  TITLE: Last Saskatchewan Pirate Lyrics and Chords [Capo 2] Well, I used to be a farmer and I made a living fine
I had a little stretch of land along the C. P. line But times got tough, and though I tried, the money wasn't there The bankers came and took my land and told me, "Fair is fair" I looked for every kind of job, the answer always no "Hire you now?" they'd always laugh, "We just let twenty go!" (Ha ha!) The government, they promised me a measly little sum But I've got too much pride to end up just another bum / G - CD7 G / C G D - / 1st / C G D G /
/ Em - A - / Em - D - / Em - A - / Em - D - / Then I thought, who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone
I'm gonna be a pirate on the river Saskatchewan! (Arr!) / C - - - / A - D D7 /
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And it's a heave (ho!) hi (ho!), coming down the plains Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a ho (hey!) hi (hey!), farmers bar yer doors When you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores / G - CD7 G / C G D - / 1st / C G D G /
Well, you'd think the local farmers would know that I'm at large
But just the other day I found an unprotected barge I snuck up right behind them and they were none the wiser I rammed the ship and sank it and I stole the fertilizer Bridge outside of Moose Jaw spans a mighty river Farmers cross in so much fear, their stomach's are a-quiver 'Cause they know that Captain Tractor's hiding in the bay I'll jump the bridge, and knock 'em cold, and sail off with their hay {Refrain}
Well, Mountie Bob he chased me, he was always at my throat
He'd follow on the shoreline 'cause he didn't own a boat But the cutbacks were a-comin' and the Mountie lost his job So now he's sailing with me and we call him Salty Bob A swingin' sword, a skull-and-bones, and pleasant company I never pay my income tax and screw the GST (Screw it!) Prince Albert down to Saskatoon, the terror of the sea If you wanna reach the co-op, boy, you gotta get by me! (Arr!) {Refrain}
Well, the pirate life's appealing but you don't just find it here
I hear in north Alberta there's a band of buccaneers They roam the Athabasca from Smith to Fort MacKay And you're gonna lose your Stetson if you have to pass their way Well, winter is a-comin' and a chill is in the breeze My pirate days are over once the river starts to freeze I'll be back in springtime, but now I've got to go I hear there's lots of plunderin' down in New Mexico {Refrain}
When you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores!
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| CAPTAIN JACK AND THE MERMAID - (Lyrics & Music: Meg Davis) (to purchase the CD: http://megdavis.com/captainjack.html) Captain Jack was a young man when he went to sea. All the young ladies go and kiss him goodbye. He was barely a child of twenty and three. Oh, tell him young ladies, go and tell him for me, He can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea. Well, she loved Captain Jack and his bride she would be. All the young ladies go and kiss him goodbye. They were soon to be wedded her Jackie and she. Oh, tell him young ladies, go and tell him for me, He can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea. But his ship, it had need of a Captain one day. All the young ladies go and kiss him goodbye. He took charge of the rigging and soon sailed away. Oh, tell him young ladies, go and tell him for me, He can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea. When three years had passed and his ship had returned. All the young ladies go and kiss him goodbye. She went down to the sea for the man she had earned. Oh, tell him young ladies, go and tell him for me, He can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea. But her Jack was not there when she went to see. All the young ladies go and kiss him goodbye. And this was the tale his crew told to her. Oh, tell him young ladies, go and tell him for me, He can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea. PART II It was almost eight bells and Jack has the watch. He was finning and scaling the fish he had caught. When out of the sea there arose such a tune As he had not heard by the light of the moon. He looked out on the waters and what saw he there, But a beautiful maiden with gold in her hair. She had gowns made of seaweed and a crown on her head. As he stared at the mermaid she quietly said: "I have followed your ship now for many a mile. On days the sea laughed with your smile. And I'll give you my kingdom, eternally If you'll marry this mermaid that lives in the sea." Well Jack was in love with the beautiful girl And he jumped over the side to the watery swirl. She then took his arm and she led him away And we searched all those waters till dawn the next day. We tolled the bell loud, we tolled the bell long And the looks on our faces was saddened and drawn, When out of the sea, Jack, he rose like a King And this is the message he begged us to bring: "I have love of a lady who lives on the land But my life with the mermaid is ever so grand. Would you go to my lady and ask her for me, May I marry this mermaid that lives in the sea?" And that was the story she heard from the crew. Her tears, there were many, her choices were few. She went down to the sea, the ships bell to ring And this is the song that she heard them sing: PART III Captain Jack was a young man when he went to sea. All the young ladies go and kiss him goodbye. He was barely a child of twenty and three. Oh, tell him young ladies, go and tell him for me, He can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea. Mp3 clip -- http://www2.aphelion-webzine.com/poetry/2001/02/jack.mp3 http://www2.aphelion-webzine.com/poetry/2001/02/captain_jack_and_the_mermaid.htm "The true story behind this particular song is that it was written in order for me to deal with the death of my older brother. I received the news while at school in England and I was pretty much in shock for several years after that (as I was unable to come home for the funeral). And so, I imagined that this must be what it was like for the ladies whose men went off to sea, never to return.....you'd never see your loved one again and, the odd thing is that, never having seen them buried, actually keeps them very much alive in your memory. Which is a good thing, I think. Captain Jack's sweetheart faces the sorrow that many of us face in our lives.....having to love and then let go. By the way, this song is loads of fun to sing along with so, just because the reasons behind the writing are a bit sad, I certainely expect you all to continue to raise your glasses ( bifocal or wine ) and bellow on regardless. My brother would have wanted it that way !" Meg Davis |
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