New Tune - Comments?

[Capt Thighbiter]

Just got the mixes down in the studio, the crew is pretty psyched!

With the blessing, we shall have the CD ready for the CT Renn Faire season!

HELLION

G D C G C D G

The Hellion was His Majestys ship, a two mast weatherly bark

G (walk down) Em C D

Commanded by John Mowett, a man both stern and dark

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With letters in hand to haras the French, she sailed the Spanish main

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By the grace of God to sail from the Yard and then sail back again.

chorus ( or burden)

C D G C D G

And Up Sailed The Hellion, with her cannon blazing wide

C D G C D

Boarding party in the forchains, and lining the weather side

C D G C D G

Hoisting up the mainsail, on the starboard tack she lies

C D G C D G

Make 'em strike thier colors lads, make 'em strike or die

Now who were the crew of the Hellion, the ones who made her sail?

There were Sailing Master Thighbiter to see the winds not fail

Firstmate Bloody Bill Marley, and Butch Cannon, of the gunners crew

But the Sailing Masters failing was he shipped his young son too

chorus

And the blood was spilled from many a ship, many a prize they took

but never a copper for the common hand, n'er on the gold they looked

In a chest of iron it were locked , on the orlop deck it be

For the good of the Crown they might drown, to serve his Majesty

chorus

Was off the coast Tortuga, in the Spring of fourty four

The Man-O-War, Terrible' sailed to settle up the score

A French 32, with three hundered souls that stood before the mast

with an order from Le' Govenor to sink the Hellion fast

Le Capitan' Fromage spied the Hellion with his glass

and He clewed up his fors'le to make his broadside pass

They fired their guns at a biscuit toss into the Hellions side

Was in the fray as they pulled away, the Master's son did die

But the Hellion had the weather gage and was able to escape

Mowett bade the crew to leave the dead, for repairs they had to make

No service for the Master's son, which it nearly broke his heart

Gave twenty two lashes to the crew, and the mutiny did start

Was late that night in the officers mess, the crew all did decide

and Capitan Mowet was given a Jonah's lift RIGHT o'r the side

now the Hellion sails, a pirate ship, forever more to be

And she lives on in this song for all eternity

Chords: briskly

["Bloody" Bill Marley]

I dont like much, but I knows what i like. A veritable masterpiece captain.

[Hester]

Ah, c'mon -- let's HEAR it! Slip us an MP3, mate!