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Me name is Captain Morgan and I sail the seven seas;
You can find me here in Newfoundland me jib set to the breeze.
I like to get together with, me old friends on the shore;
We party down on George Street and up to Labrador.
It started many years ago, after sailing real high waves;
I sailed on up to Harbour Grace and stayed at the Pirates Cave.
Around the point to Trinity Bay, if the wind is blowing right,
Anchor at the Hopeall Dock, there's a party every night.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Raise your mugs and drink with me, ye salts of Newfoundland;
Drink with Captain Morgan a toast to this great land.
From Carbonear to Port Aux Basque we'll all sing along;
We're proud to be from Newfoundland, that's why we sing this song.
We hid our gold in Fortunes Bay, that's how it got its name;
We used to stop at Come By Chance for a little fun and games.
We sailed up through the Belle Isle Straits and on to Labrador;
We partied with the Vikings who camped along the shore.
Every summer there's a festival down in Burgeo;
We always stopped at Goblin on our way to Furby's Cove.
We stayed one night in Birchy Bay, we laughed and carried on;
No strangers live in Newfoundland, that's why we call it home.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Raise your mugs and drink with me, ye salts of Newfoundland;
Drink with Captain Morgan a toast to this great land.
From Carbonear to Port Aux Basque we'll all sing along;
We're proud to be from Newfoundland, that's why we sing this song.
We're proud to be from Newfoundland, that's why we sing this song.
Recorded by Joe West (My Heart And Soul's In Newfoundland, trk#3, 2009, Manytrax Studios, Blackfald's, Alberta).
From the Age Of Pirates Pirate Encyclopedia:
Sir Henry 'Captain' Morgan - Immortalized by Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum, produced today in Puerto Rico, Henry Morgan was no ordinary pirate. In his heyday he was a privateer empowered by the British government to fight against Spain, and most accounts describe him as a politician. Most notably, King Charles II made him a Knight of the Realm in 1673 and Lt. Governor of Jamaica.
