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Tails from the Boneyard

by Shipwreck Rats

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1.
Ye Jacobites By Name 02:57
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Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear, lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name your faults I will proclaim Your doctrines I must blame, you shall hear. What is right and what is wrong by the law, by the law What is right and what is wrong by the law What is right and what is wrong, a short sword and a long A weak arm and a strong for to draw. Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear, lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name your faults I will proclaim Your doctrines I must blame, you shall hear. What makes heroic strife famed afar, famed afar? What makes heroic strife famed afar? What makes heroic strife, to whet the assassin's knife Or hunt a parent's life with bloody war. Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear, lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name your faults I will proclaim Your doctrines I must blame, you shall hear. Then leave your schemes alone in the state, in the state Then leave your schemes alone in the state Then leave your schemes alone, adore the rising sun And leave a man alone to his fate. Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear, lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear Ye Jacobites by name your faults I will proclaim Your doctrines I must blame, you shall hear.
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Hoe the Row 05:14
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Hoe the row, hoe the row down Rosie Hoe the row, make the garden grow Hoe the row, hoe the row down Rosie Lay little Nellie in her grave down low The first time that I saw her there Carry little Nellie to the boneyard, ho! Knife in her hand and her feet were bare Lay little Nellie in her grave down low Hoe the row, hoe the row down Rosie Hoe the row, make the garden grow Hoe the row, hoe the row down Rosie Lay little Nellie in her grave down low Then I saw her by the sea Carry little Nellie to the boneyard, ho! A silver banjo on her knee Lay little Nellie in her grave down low Hoe the row, hoe the row down Rosie Hoe the row, make the garden grow Hoe the row, hoe the row down Rosie Lay little Nellie in her grave down low Her gown was of the finest silk Carry little Nellie to the boneyard, ho! Her skin as white as kitten's milk Lay little Nellie in her grave down low Hoe the row, hoe the row down Rosie Hoe the row, make the garden grow Hoe the row, hoe the row down Rosie Lay little Nellie in her grave down low When I was young and in my prime Carry little Nellie to the boneyard, ho! I spun my Nellie a golden twine Lay little Nellie in her grave down low Hoe the row, hoe the row down Rosie Hoe the row, make the garden grow Hoe the row, hoe the row down Rosie Lay little Nellie in her grave down low
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Let the Bulgine Run (Eliza Lee) 02:39
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Oh smallest skipper that you can find Let's heave away, haul away She's the Margaret Evans of the blue star line Clear away the track and let the bulgine run Tell me, are you most done? Let's heave away, haul away With Eliza Lee all on my knee Clear away the track and let the bulgine run Oh the Margaret Evans of the blue star line, Let's heave away, haul away She's never a day behind her time, Clear away the track and let the bulgine run Tell me, are you most done? Let's heave away, haul away With Eliza Lee all on my knee Clear away the track and let the bulgine run Oh when I come home across the sea Let's heave away, haul away It's Eliza will you marry me? Clear away the track and let the bulgine run Tell me, are you most done? Let's heave away, haul away With Eliza Lee all on my knee Clear away the track and let the bulgine run
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Fiddler on the Moon 03:36
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Well my grandpa was an honest man, I never heard him lie But a tale he'd often tell with a twinkle in his eye Fill him up with whiskey and then very soon He'd tell you the tale of the fiddler on the moon When the night was young and the fire was high The sweet old tune came down from the sky Love pierced our hearts like a silver harpoon And we danced all night to the fiddler on the moon We danced all night to the fiddler on the moon Well I said to my grandpa 'There are things that cannot be There's no fiddler on the moon, there's no merry band to see He said 'Hush my boy, what I'm telling you is true I've swung to the jigs of the fiddler on the moon' When the night was young and the fire was high The sweet old tune came down from the sky Love pierced our hearts like a silver harpoon And we danced all night to the fiddler on the moon We danced all night to the fiddler on the moon Well I called him oft a fool but he only shook his head As he cherished his tabacky of a very special blend He said 'On my soul, oh I swear upon my tomb I've clicked my heels to the fiddler on the moon' When the night was young and the fire was high The sweet old tune came down from the sky Love pierced our hearts like a silver harpoon And we danced all night to the fiddler on the moon We danced all night to the fiddler on the moon Well it's been many a year since his merry days gone by But a tale I still tell with a twinkle in my eye True to his word I'd been hearing it soon In the spring of the year when the wild mushrooms bloom When the night was young and the fire was high The sweet old tune came down from the sky Love pierced our hearts like a silver harpoon And we danced all night to the fiddler on the moon We danced all night to the fiddler on the moon
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Devil's Dance - Tune Set 03:53
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The Ballad of Jamie Raeburn 03:06
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My name is Jamie Raeburn, from Glasgow town I came My place and habitation I'm forced to leave in shame Frae my place and habitation, it's I must gang awa' Far from the bonnie hills and dales of Caledonia It was early on one morning, just by the break of day The turnkey he came to us and unto us did say Arise you hapless convicts, arise you one and a' This is the day you are to stray from Caledonia So we all arose, put on our clothes, our hearts were full of grief Our friends who stood around the coach could grant us no relief Our parents, wives and sweethearts too, their hears were broke in twa To see us leave the hills and dales of Caledonia So farewell my dearest mother, I'm vexed for what I've done I hope none shall cast up to you the race that I have run I hope that they'll protect you when I am far awa' Far from the bonnie hills and dales of Caledonia And farewell, my honest father, you were the best of men And likewise my sweetheart, it's Catherine is her name No more we'll walk by Clyde's clear stream or by the Broomielaw For I must leave the hills and dales of Caledonia My name is Jamie Raeburn, from Glasgow town I came My place and habitation I'm forced to leave in shame Frae my place and habitation, it's I must gang awa' Far from the bonnie hills and dales of Caledonia
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Whiskey You're the Devil 02:30
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Now brave boys, we're on the march Off to Portugal and Spain Drums are beating, banners are waving The Devil at home will come tonight Oh, fare thee well With a too da loo ra loo ra doo de da A too ra loo ra loo ra doo de da Me rifle to the laddie-o There's whisky in the jar Oh, whisky you're the devil You're leading me astray Over hills and mountains And to Amerikay Your sweetness from the bleachner You're spunkier than tea Oh whisky you're my darling drunk or sober The French are fighting boldly Men are dying hot and coldly Give every man his flask of powder His firelock on his shoulder Oh, fare thee well With a too da loo ra loo ra doo de da A too ra loo ra loo ra doo de da Me rifle to the laddie-o There's whisky in the jar Oh, whisky you're the devil You're leading me astray Over hills and mountains And to Amerikay Your sweetness from the bleachner You're spunkier than tea Oh whisky you're my darling drunk or sober Says me mother do not wrong me Don't you take me daughter from me For if you do I will torment you When I'm dead my ghost will haunt you Oh, fare thee well With a too da loo ra loo ra doo de da A too ra loo ra loo ra doo de da Me rifle to the laddie-o There's whisky in the jar Oh, whisky you're the devil You're leading me astray Over hills and mountains And to Amerikay Your sweetness from the bleachner You're spunkier than tea Oh whisky you're my darling drunk or sober
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Leave Her Johnny 03:26
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Oh thought I heard the Old Man say: 'Leave her, Johnny, leave her.' Oh it's one hard pull till you get your pay And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Oh, the wind was foul and the work was hard Leave her, Johnny, leave her! From the Liverpool docks to the London yard And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Oh the captain was bad but the maid was worse Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Oh she'd strike you down with a spite and a curse And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her It was rotten meat and mouldy bread Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Oh you'd eat it or you'd starve to death And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Oh and now it's time to say goodbye Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Oh and now these pumps are all pumped dry And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her

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released September 2, 2018

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Shipwreck Rats Berlin, Germany

Shipwreck Rats is a pirate speed folk band based in Berlin. We play fast and evil music from Scotland, Ireland, North America and all the other places we’ve plundered in our time. We have a lot of songs about current themes like whaling and trouserlessness. Anyone refusing to dance at our gigs will be made to walk the plank! ... more

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