The Smuggler Lyrics

The boat rides south of Ailsa Craig in the waning of
the light
There's thirty men in Lendalfit to make our burden
light
And there's thirty horse in Hazleholm with the halters
on their heads
All set this night up on your life if wind and water
speed

Smugglers drink of the frenchmens wine and the darkest
night is the smugglers life

Away we ran from the excise man

It's a smugglers life for me

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

Smugglers drink of the frenchmens wine and the darkest
night is the smugglers

time

Away we ran from the excise man

It's a smugglers life for me

It's a smugglers life for me

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 hitter 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

Smugglers drink of the frenchmens wine and the darkest
night is the smugglers

time

Away we ran from the excise man

It's a smugglers life for me

It's a smugglers life for me

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"

Smugglers, drink of the frenchmens wine and the darkest
night is the smugglers

time

Away we ran from the excise man

It's a smugglers life for me

It's a smugglers life for me

It's a smugglers life for me

It's a smugglers life for me

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