Both stranded pirates sat in silence for a while, listening to a slow, but pleasant tune with a catchy chorus, to which most of the visitors of the tavern were earnestly singing along with.
Put your money on the barrel,
Rum and baccy on the quay,
Put your money on the barrel,
Drink to the spirits of the sea.
The chorus sung by the patrons of the tavern in the Story Fiddler’s Green taken from the song Spirits of the Sea, which can be found on the double album of the same name by The Dolmen, a folk rock band from Weymouth in the south-west of England. It’d like to thank them for letting me use it in the book. The album was self-released on 6th August 2010. It consists of a collection of original songs, sea shanties, and atmospheric musical arrangements interspersed with tales and narrations of the historical exploits of several well-known pirates. Among the featured west-country pirates and privateers are Blackbeard, Calico Jack, William Lewis, Cap’n Ned Lowe, Henry Strangways, and the sinister husband-and-wife team of Eric Cobham and Maria Lindsey.
Lyrics:
Breaking waters call out
far beyond the darkened rim
cry the seabirds of the sky
calling out to guide me in
As the storm holds up
a midnight goddess shows the way
my chest of booty is full to the brim
and a woman waits for me
[Chorus]
So, put your money on the barrel
Rum and baccy on the quay
put your money on the barrel
and drink to the spirits of the sea
Grab a hold of your tankards
and raise a beer for the past
call the devil or whom you wish
and never cower from a fight or we’re lost
never cower from a fight or we’re lost
[Chorus]x5