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The Smuggler

from Loose Cannons by The Jolly Rogers

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The boat lies South of Ailsa Craig, in the waning of the light,
There's thirty men in Lendalfit, to make our burdens light,
And there's thirty horse at Hazelholm, with the halters on their heids,
All set this night upon yon height, if wind and water speeds.
Smugglers drink on the Frenchman's wine,
And the darkest night is the smuggler's time.
Away we ran from the excise man,
It's a smuggler's life for me, it's a smuggler's life for me.
Oh, lass ye hae a cosy bed, and cattle ye have ten,
Can ye no live a lawful life, and live wi` lawful men?
But must I live with hamely goods, when there`s foreign gear sae fine
Must I drink at the waterside, and France sae full of wine?
[CHORUS]
O well, I'd like to see ye Kate, with a baby on thy knee
But my heart is now with a gallant crew, that ploughs through the angry sea
The bitter gales, the tightest sales, the sheltered bay our goal
It's a wayward life, it's the smugglers strife, it's the joy of the smugglers soul.
[CHORUS]
And when at last the sun comes up and the cargo`s safely stored,
Like sinless saints to church we`ll go, God`s mercy to afford,
And there`s champagne fine for communion wine, And the parson drinks it too
With a smile he prays "Forgive these men, for they know not what they do."
[CHORUS]

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from Loose Cannons, released September 1, 2007

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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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