Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
This is a song of the sea, and a tribute to the independent spirit of the privateer, the person who provided his ship and crew to the Crown in times of war. The ship was also known as privateer, and it operated with the sanction of the government, but without pay. They operated in the hopes of turn...
[Verse 1]
Yon's my privateer
See how trim she lies
To every man a lucky hand
And every man a prize
I live to ride the ocean
The mighty world around
To take a little plunder
And to hear the cannon sound
[Pre-Chorus]
To lay with pretty women
To drink Madeira wine
To hear the rollers thunder
On a shore that isn't mine
[Chorus]
Privateering, oh we will go
Privateering, yo ho ho ho
Privateering we will go
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho
[Verse 2]
The people on your man o' war
Are treated worse than scum
I'm no flogging captain
And by God I've sailed with some
Come with me to Barbary
We'll ply there up and down
Not quite exactly
In the service of the Crown
[Pre-Chorus]
To lay with pretty women
To drink Madeira wine
To hear the rollers thunder
On a shore that isn't mine
[Chorus]
Privateering, oh we will go
Privateering, yo ho ho ho
Privateering we will go
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho
[Verse 3]
Look'ee there's my privateer
She's small but she can sting
Licensed to take prizes
With a letter from the King
I love the streets and taverns
Of a pretty foreign town
I tip my hat to the dark-eyed ladies
As we sally up and down
[Pre-Chorus]
To lay with pretty women
To drink Madeira wine
To hear the rollers thunder
On a shore that isn't mine
[Chorus]
Privateering, oh we will go
Privateering, yo ho ho ho
Privateering we will go
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho
[Verse 4]
Britannia needs her privateers
Each time she goes to war
Death to all her enemies
Though prizes matter more
Come with me to Barbary
We'll ply there up and down
Not quite exactly
In the service of the Crown
[Pre-Chorus]
To lay with pretty women
To drink Madeira wine
To hear the rollers thunder
On a shore that isn't mine
[Chorus]
Privateering, oh we will go
Privateering, yo ho ho ho
Privateering we will go
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho
Privateering was written by Mark Knopfler.
Privateering was produced by Mark Knopfler & Chuck Ainlay & Guy Fletcher.
Mark Knopfler released Privateering on Mon Sep 03 2012.