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Thu 16th Dec 2021 04:16

The Righteous Shanty

by Gaius Fleck

Set to the beat of "The Wellerman"
 
There once was a ship that put to sea
The name of the ship was the Roger's Ruin
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Oh blow, my bully crew, blow
 
Some day the Rhiannon Come
To save our sugar and tea and rum
One day, when our time is done
We'll take our leave and go
 
She'd not been two weeks from shore
When down on her, spider pirates bore
The captain called all hands and swore
We'd sink that ship down low.
 
Some day the Happy Come
To save our sugar and tea and rum
One day, when our time is done
We'll take our leave and go
 
(musical Da's)
 
Before the boat had hit the water
The crew reared back and then it shot her
All hands to deck, balista and fought her
We sank that ship for sure
 
Some day the Aerilyn come
To save our sugar and tea and rum
One day, when our time is done
We'll take our leave and go
 
Track back to shore to cut the core
The captain's mind was fixed on equity
Sneak to the ships to lay them waist
And Retake the Aurora's Light
 
Some day the Gaius come
To save our sugar and tea and rum
One day, when our time is done
We'll take our leave and go
 
Sink all the ships to the bottom
no more scourge, because we fought 'em
our crew came back a champion
We'll protect the Lucidian
 
Some day the Gods will come
to protect our seas and rout the scum
One day, when the time has come
We'll answer that call and go