A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea

from Score by The Jolly Rogers

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A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A wind that follows fast,
And fills the white and rustling sail,
And bends the gallant mast;
And bends the gallant mast, me boys
While like the eagle free,
Away the good ship flies, and leaves
Old England on the lee.
Oh, for a soft and gentle wind!
I heard a fair one cry;
But give to me the snoring breeze,
And white waves heaving high;
And white waves heaving high me lads,
The good ship tight and free –
The world of waters is our home,
And merry men are we.
There’s tempest in yon horne’d moon,
And lightning in yon cloud,
But hark the music, mariners!
The wind is piping loud;
The wind is piping loud, me boys,
The lightning flashes free –
While the hollow oak our palace is,
Our heritage the sea.
A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A wind that follows fast,
And fills the white and rustling sail,
And bends the gallant mast;
And bends the gallant mast, me boys
While like the eagle free,
Away the good ship flies, and leaves
Old England on the lee.

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from Score, released May 5, 2020
w: Allan Cunningham

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The Jolly Rogers Kansas City, Missouri

Pirates before pirates were cool. The Jolly Rogers were born as the Earth still cooled, waaaay back in 1991. Bringing maritime music, sea shanties, drinking and bawdy songs to audiences before pirates were all the rage, they've been a main stage act at venues across America and Europe. ... more

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