The Rambling Roving Privateer ©

Intro

Kick the planks and wake the dogs, let another sunrise start

Spitting in the wind with broken teeth, defiant to the dark

Oars and boots on splintered decks, cursing all the lords on high

We sing for those bound by chains, and those who dared to try

Verse 1

Chorus

Heave ho, haul away upon the rolling sea

From Dublin ports , past seaside forts, longing to be free

From coast to coast, we'll raise a toast knowing what it's like to be.

A rambling roving privateer upon the Irish sea

Verse

We may have no jolly roger, and our ship is past its best

And me uniform has got more holes in it than a string vest

The crews a little shoddy but it's the only one we've got

Looking like a bum, belly full of rum, but we've still not had our lot.

Chorus

Heave ho. Haul away upon the rolling sea

From Dublin ports, past seaside forts, longing to be free

From coast to coast, we'll raise a toast knowing what it's like to be.

A rambling rover privateer upon the Irish sea.

Chorus

Heave ho. Haul away upon the rolling sea

From Dublin ports, past seaside forts, longing to be free

From coast to coast, we'll raise a toast knowing what it's like to be.

A rambling rover privateer upon the Irish sea.

Bridge

Raise the flag, let the cannon roar for every friend we've lost

Salt and blood beneath our boots no matter what the cost

Shout it out for ragged men who've never known defeat

With battered pride, we curse the tide, and never know retreat

Chorus

Heave ho. Haul away upon the rolling sea

From Dublin ports, past seaside forts, longing to be free

From coast to coast, we'll raise a toast knowing what it's like to be.

A rambling rover privateer upon the Irish sea.