Yarr, on this day celebrating the heritage o' pirates, I brings ye the great works o' Stan Rogers. Rogers (Jolly we's called he) he be writin' and singin' the grandest song o' pirates: "Barrett's Privateers"
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.
Curses, ye scurvy dogs. So pay heed to this tale, the true story of an almost real pirate.
Northwest Passage
Fogarty's Cove
Between the Breaks...Live!
From Fresh Water
Home in Halifax
Turnaround
From Coffee House To Concert Hall
Stan Rogers: A Matter of Heart
Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
But what about "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me"? Our 3-year-old loves to sing along with that one on one of her Disney tapes.
2 - Jim Carruthers
Swish is made by putting water in rum barrels to leach the booze out. It doesn't involve Disney or Johnny Depp.