Karliene - Haul Away The Anchor - Track 02

The Legend of Anne Bonny – THE NEW ALBUM - OUT NOW Get it Here : iTunes/ Apple Music: Amazon: Spotify: Deezer: Support me on Patreon: to get access to tracks, free downloads, videos, interviews, artwork chit chats and more. Facebook: Twitter: Get Free Music and get in touch: SUBSCRIBE: Haul Away The Anchor Written by Karliene Reynolds Violin by Jessie Morgan: Pirate Voices by Webster Music: Bodhran by Jamie Jordan: Mixed by Nick Dawes -- | LYRICS |-- Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul away the anchor Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul away the anchor Born in Ireland scandalously To a prosperous attorney He had an affair with the maid, Mary And I was their bastard child So he hid me in sight in his employ And dressed me as a plucky boy But his wife saw through the shammy ploy And Pa was the shame of the town He wanted to Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul away the anchor Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul away the anchor So we upped and left on a stormy sea To the new world, new life for me But me poor Ma died suddenly A pain I couldn’t believe I was mad, I was out of control Lashing out with violent blows I was bad with a storm in my soul Volatile as the sea I wanted to Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul away the anchor Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul away the anchor Pa got rich in the sugar boom And harried me to marry soon Some boring, moneyed well-to-do But I’m not the genteel kind And that’s when I met sailor Jim No wealth or rank or influence So Pa cut me inheritance When I swore to be his wife Now I never said that I loved him But little were my options I longed to sail on the ocean And Jim was living that life I wanted to Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul away the anchor Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul, haul, haul away Haul away the anchor