Brigands and pirates

As we sailed across the stormy waves

The skipper said “Hold on, do your best to be brave”

He said “There’s a safe haven across the open sea

But a storm’s on our heels, well that’s plain to see”

We gathered up our courage with a shot of rum

We weren’t no slackers, we were under the gun

He said, “If we don’t make it, well, don’t feel no shame

We gave it our best and there’s no one left to blame

We gave it our best and there’s no one left to blame”

Brigands and pirates, that’s what we were branded

Got no regrets, you reap what you sow

When they catch us they’ll clap in irons

And the noose will send us to a grave down below

We looked for adventure across the open sea

But we came across injustice and could not let it be

We tried to set things right and do some noble deeds

We were beaten and jailed, that was our destiny

To a dark and dreary prison, that’s where we were sent

One night the torture started and it didn’t quit

But fate made a chance and I grabbed a prison guard

I got hold of his gun and his life ended hard

Got hold of his gun and his life ended hard

Brigands and pirates, that’s what we were branded

Got no regrets, you reap what you sow

When they catch us they’ll clap in irons

And the noose will send us to a grave down below

When you got a life sentence, there’s no way out

It gnaws at your guts and fills you with doubt

But I’d rather walk the plank and face a watery grave

Than lose my course in life and end up like a slave

Than lose my course in life and end up like a slave

Brigands and pirates, that’s what we were branded

Got no regrets, you reap what you sow

When they catch us they’ll clap in irons

And the noose will send us to a grave down below