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First Line:
O the year was 1778, how I wish I was in Sherbrooke now
Artist & Tune
Composed by:
Version by Stan Rogers
Performed by:
Version by The Corries
Performed by:
Version by The Irish Descendants
Performed by:
About the Song
"Barrett's Privateers" is a song by the late Canadian folksinger, Stan Rogers. Rogers talks about the song in the 2nd video.
The last video below shows the late New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton leading on a campaign flight in 2010 accompanied on refrains by press reporters singing out of Rise Up Singing.