Capt Thighbiter Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Here now lads is a new tune writtin by meself fer me band The Brigands. http://thebrigands.com Appreciate yer comments, if ye have any The New Main Sail Was well before dawnin when the bosun he spoke Get up me lads, the forward topyard has broke On deck in the teeth of a sou'wester gale The day that we raised up .... the new main sail With all hands on deck, up the rat lines they went, Bart Higgins, the reefers, and old Davis Bent Four men fell from the riggin, in the water did flail The day that we raised up .... the new main sail We fished up the new yard with a standing voyol But another man died to pay the death toll Macduff crushed between aft-boom and taffrail The day that we raised up .... the new main sail At a cry from the top all hands looked to sou'west A French flag a flying from a prize we could best With our new nine pound cannon, we thought to prevail The day that we raised up.... the new main sail The main topyard carried away by the first broadside And the larboard watch reefers to a man of them died Even at this none of our lads did flinch or quail The day that we raised up .... the new main sail Then a ball we did take be-tween the mainchains which unshipped a gun leaving only blood stains No tears would be shed for that minor detail The day that we raised up .... the new main sail Was yard arm to yardarm when at last we did board while our brave lads were raked with pistol and sword A ha'dozen men on French pikes were impaled The day that we raised up .... the new main sail Blue Edward cut the yards while firing was hot Then the mainsil was holed with a round of chain shot We pulled away with stuns'les as the attack was curtailed The day that we raised up .... the new main sail Twenty one souls were lost on that day Twenty one souls and the Devil to pay for all of those men, this song we regail The day that we raised up ....the new main sail This will be on our second CD, released hopefully in Sept Hope ye likes it Pirate music at it's best, from 1650 onwards The Brigands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Bo of the WTF co. Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Captain, I've often wanted to hear a colonial period version of the Kenny Rogers song "Baze of Glory". Now that I'm takin' to the pyracy path, could it be done in that form? Is it somethin you'd be up to? Capt. Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Thighbiter Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 I'd have to play around with it. Me personally, i dont hold with taking new words and seting them to old melodys nor with taking new melodys and settin old word agin them. the song above, the melody is a slow and very modal tune, more like a drag shanty. Pirate music at it's best, from 1650 onwards The Brigands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I like it. I tried it with my own melody and it flows very nicely, can't wait to hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Bo of the WTF co. Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Understand perfectly Captain. To each their own... and yes, your words are very grabbing and bring vivid pictures to my head. Bravo! Capt. Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Thighbiter Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 thankee, mates. Twas my attempt at some irony... all of that happen in one day and the thing thats remembered most is.. the raising of the new mainsail, seadogs the crew of the Hellion be. Am - G - E be the chords if'n ye wants ta try try yer hand of it. Melody wise, now ye be on yer own course, I be ignorant of the pen in that regard, in a manner o speakin. Rob't Thighbiter Hellion 42o 14' 128o 35' Pirate music at it's best, from 1650 onwards The Brigands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhand Tug Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 good song, I thought it would have been better if the crew took the prize maybe you can write an alternitive ending verse for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Thighbiter Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 Thanks. I kind of wrote it as a bit o' piratey irony.. so the ending stays as she be. Not all battles were successful. THanks again, and we will post the MP3 file when the recording is done. Pirate music at it's best, from 1650 onwards The Brigands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hearted Pearl Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 I be having deja vu on this lyric. Perhaps I commented on it on another board? I believe me comment was "that new main sail appears to be bad luck." ~Black Hearted Pearl The optimist expects the wind. The pessimist complains about the wind. The realist adjusts the sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarr harr Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Yee scurvy dog ov the seas! I'll get yee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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