An Cat Dubh Smugglers Lyrics

Smugglers Lyrics

C G C F C G

The boat rides south of Ailsa Craig in the waning of the
light

F G C a F G

There's thirty men in Lendalfit to make our
burden light

C G C F C G

And there's thirty horse in Hazleholm with
the halters on their heads

F G C a F G C

All set this night upon
your life if wind and water speed.



Ref:

a C

Smugglers
drink of the frenchmens wine

a C G

and the darkest night is the
smugglers time

F C a

Away we ran from the excise man

C F

It's a smugglers life for me

C G C

It's a smugglers life for
me





Oh lass you have a cozy bed, and cattle you have ten

Can you not live a lawful life and live with lawful men?

But must I
use old homely goods while there's foreign gear so fine?

Must I drink at
the waterside and France so full of wine



Though well I like to see
you Kate, with a baby on your knee

My heart is now with gallant crew that
plough through the angry sea

The bitter gale, the tightest sail, and the
sheltered bay or goal

It's the wayward life, it's the smugglers strife,
it's the joy of the smugglers soul



And when at last the dawn comes
up and the cargo safely stored

Like sinless saints to church we'll go,
God's mercy to afford

And it's champagne fine for communion wine and the
parson drinks it too

With a sly wink prays forgive these men, for they
know not what they do