cant get this tune outta my head

sda2mike
sda2mike Posts: 3,131
edited June 2014 in The Clubhouse
"Privateering"

Yon's my privateer
See how trim she lies
To every man a lucky hand
And every man a prize
I live to ride the ocean
The mighty world around
To take a little plunder
And to hear the cannon sound
To lay with pretty women
To drink Madeira wine
To hear the rollers thunder
On a shore that isn't mine

Privateering we will go
Privateering, yo ho ho ho
Privateering we will go
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho

The people on your man o' war
Are treated worse than scum
I'm no flogging captain
And by God I've sailed with some
Come with me to Barbary
We'll ply there up and down
Not quite exactly
In the service of the Crown
To lay with pretty women
To drink Madeira wine
To hear the rollers thunder
On a shore that isn't mine

Privateering we will go
Privateering, yo ho ho ho
Privateering we will go
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho

Look'ee there's my privateer
She's small but she can sting
Licensed to take prizes
With a letter from the King
I love the streets and taverns
Of a pretty foreign town
Tip my hat to the dark-eyed ladies
As we sally up and down
To lay with pretty women
To drink Madeira wine
To hear the rollers thunder
On a shore that isn't mine

Privateering we will go
Privateering, yo ho ho ho
Privateering we will go
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho

Britannia needs her privateers
Each time she goes to war
Death to all her enemies
Though prizes matter more
Come with me to Barbary
We'll ply there up and down
Not quite exactly
In the service of the Crown
To lay with pretty women
To drink Madeira wine
To hear the rollers thunder
On a shore that isn't mine

Privateering we will go
Privateering, yo ho ho ho
Privateering we will go
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,859
    edited June 2014
    Was reading the lyrics, trying to see if it would trigger a tune memory, but when I read "Yon's my privateer", my brain decided to insert the tune "I'm your boogey man" (KC & the Sunshine Band) which .... that wasn't it. : ' (

    Had to go to Youtube to get back on track:

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/SkFzFdM1E18?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    Sound is Youtube "quality", but really a pleasant, enjoyable tune. Seems to me he's probably enjoying playing what he likes now as much as when he was with Dire Straits.


    PS: Mike, it might take a little work, but you can still get a " Letter of Marque and Reprisal " if you wish to further explore a career in privateering.
    Sal Palooza
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited June 2014
    Maybe your pirate days are coming back to you from a former go round. :-)

    Dan
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited June 2014
    I can't get Dr. John's version of "I'm going to fishing" out of my head....this has the most funky toe tappin' groove going!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8asTAxURVk

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2014
    Zeps. Dazed and confused has been in mine all day
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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