God damn them all! I was told we'd cruise the seas for Amer… - Stan Rogers

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God damn them all!
I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold we'd fire no guns -- shed no tears!
Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier
The last of Barrett's Privateers.

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Stanley Allison "Stan" Rogers (November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983) was a Canadian folk musician and songwriter.

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Birth Name: Stanley Allison Rogers

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