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Rum Rebellion - The Rusty Cannonball

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Sailing 'neath a veil of stars,

coming round the coast

A mighty schooner parts

the waves as silent as a ghost

All cannons are loaded,

and every cutlass bright

The lookout stands on top

of the mast with the harbour in his sight

CHORUS:

She was the bravest ship

that ever sailed across the seas

Her tattered flag waving black

in the salty ocean breeze

Every mate and officer,

they were true rebels all

So sing a chanty for the crew

of The Rusty Cannonball

They burned the royal navy

off Tortuga Bay

Left them smoldering

on the waves in dismal disarray

The captain laughed upon the deck

with bottles in both hands

Shouting "Go to hell for you'll surely

drown before you reach the land!"

CHORUS

The ship went down one stormy night

with every hand aboard

The cold wind cracked all of her masts

then in the water poured

So if piracy runs through your veins,

beware your cursed fate

To the crushing depths you're surely bound,

make no mistake

LAST CHORUS:

She was the bravest ship

that ever sailed across the seas

Her tattered flag waving black

in the salty ocean breeze

Every mate and officer,

they were true rebels all

So take a lesson from this tale

of The Rusty Cannonball