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Olde Thomas Harponeers

from Pirates' Gold by The Jolly Rogers

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Also known as The Coast of Peru

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Come all you bold sailormen,
Who‟ve rounded Cape Horn.
Come all you bold sailors
Who follow the whale.
For the captain has told us,
And we hope he says true;
That there‟s plenty of Sperm whale,
Off the coast of Peru...
It was early one morning
Just as the sun rose.
The man on the foremast
Cried out, “There she blows!”
“We‟re away!” says our captain
“And where does she lay?”
Three points to the eastward,
Not a mile away.
And it‟s lower you boats, me boys
And after him travel.
Steer clear of his flukes
Or he‟ll flip you to the devil.
Lay on with them oars, boys
And make your boats fly.
But one thing we‟re dread of,
Keep clear of his eye.
He raced and he sounded,
He twist and he spin.
But fought along side,
And we got our lance in.
Which caused him to vomit,
And the blood for to spout,
And in ten minutes time, me boys,
He rolled both pins out.
We got him turned over,
And laid along side.
Then we over with our blubber hooks,
To rob him of his hide.
We commenced cuttin‟ him, boys,
And then trying out,
And the mate in the mainsail,
How loud he did shout...
Now we‟re bound for Olde Thomas,
In our manly power.
Where a man buys a whorehouse,
For a barrel of flour.
We‟ll spend all our money on them
Pretty girls ashore.
And when it‟s all gone, me boys...
We‟ll go whalin‟ for more.

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from Pirates' Gold, released September 1, 1997

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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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