The sun comes up on the Spanish sea our homeland far behind us
G A7Being hunted by the King's Navy it's sure he'd never find us
Dm C G DmPull away me lads O the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger
We brought her into the looward wind and made for the Caribbean
Dm G A7For thoughts of what it might have been destroys a human being
Dm G DmBut thoughts about the Spanish gold and learning to desire it
Can make a man so brash and bold he'll soon become a pirate
Dm C G DmPull away me lads of the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger
Dm GNow a gleam came into the captain's eyes as he spied an English
clipper
G A7She looks the perfect shape and size let's all aboard and strip her
Dm G DmWe fired a shot across her bow and eased ourselves beside her
With our keel as close as she'd allow we swung from the deck to ride
her
Pull away me lads of the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger
Dm G DmUp she tumbles and starts to pitch and signals for assistance
G A7We tightened our hold another hitch and ended her resistance
Now there's many a day on the Spanish sea I served aboard that
Dmraider
But we never did nothing more beautifully
Than the way that we belayed her
Dm C G DmPull away me lads of the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger
Dm GHer hold was hot as St Elmo's fire her chests were filled with
treasure
G A7We took as much as we'd require then took more for our pleasure
DmNow there's many a day on the Spanish Main
But none I hold so dear
G A7As the happy day I first became a scurvy buccaneer
Dm C G DmPull away me lads of the Cardif Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger
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