The song talks about Nancy’s tavern and Nancy herself. The tavern is visted by many “lowlifes” and apparently serves anyone. Nancy is a wench (a servant or prostitute) who the pirate crew find attractive, although she is ageing.
The song appeared on Captain Morgan’s Revenge as track number 4. There...
[Verse 1]
I know of a tavern not far from here
Where you can get some mighty fine beer
The company's true and the wenches are pretty
It's the greatest damn place in the whole of the city
If you're looking for crewmates, you'll sure find 'em there
Cutthroats and lowlifes and worse I should dare
Ol' Nancy don't care who comes to her inn
It's a den of debauchery, violence and sin
[Chorus]
So come take a drink and drown your sorrows
And all of our fears will be gone 'til tomorrow
We'll have no regrets and live for the day
In Nancy's Harbour Cafe
So come take a drink and drown your sorrows
And all of our fears will be gone 'til tomorrow
We'll have no regrets and live for the day
In Nancy's Harbour Cafe
[Verse 2]
If you're looking to go on a glorious quest
There's a man there who knows of an old treasure chest
For some pieces of eight, an' a tankard of ale
He'll show ye the map and tell ye it's tale
And then there's Nancy, the lovely barmaiden
She may be old but her beauty ain't fadin'
Ol' Nancy don't care who comes to her inn
It's a den of debauchery, violence and sin
[Chorus]
So come take a drink and drown your sorrows
And all of our fears will be gone 'til tomorrow
We'll have no regrets and live for the day
In Nancy's Harbour Cafe
So come take a drink and drown your sorrows
And all of our fears will be gone 'til tomorrow
We'll have no regrets and live for the day
In Nancy's Harbour Cafe
[Solo]
[Chorus]
So come take a drink and drown your sorrows
And all of our fears will be gone 'til tomorrow
We'll have no regrets and live for the day
In Nancy's Harbour Cafe
So come take a drink and drown your sorrows
And all of our fears will be gone 'til tomorrow
We'll have no regrets and live for the day
In Nancy's Harbour Cafe
Nancy the Tavern Wench was written by Christopher Bowes.
Nancy the Tavern Wench was produced by Lasse Lammert.
Alestorm released Nancy the Tavern Wench on Fri Jan 25 2008.