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A sort of buccaneer

from Wake by The May Day Orchestra

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lyrics

washed ashore again, sharpen the dagger
out to sea again with a pirate’s swagger
in the harbor town of Mombasa, a man they called Jeronymo
the boy was called Yusuf the son of Hasan
killed the captain, killed everyone in the town
the lies of the empire he said, I will burn them down
all the lies of the empire stacked up like freight
all stacked up like freight at the port of Mombasa

Portuguese forts line the coasts
from China to the Cape of Good Hope
without a passport no ship sails, no legal ships sail
now they are coming for me
beware the merchants, the tides
the rewards go to the traitors and I go to the sea
there is no fair wind home just this pirate’s life for me
am I a failure not to rebuild?
not to shore up the ruins but raze the town?
it is better to die than surrender
not to live in this manner but to fight
he cried at his father’s grave
he prayed in the garden and that's where they found him
he heard the sea, it was calling

up in the old hotel, hear the porters outside
it’s safer at sea they said

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from Wake, released December 1, 2017
Charlie Tabing - electric guitars
Jake DeLeonardis - bass
Mary DeLeonardis - drums
Tim Rakel - vocal, acoustic guitar, piano

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The May Day Orchestra St. Louis, Missouri

The May Day Orchestra was founded in 2008 by songwriter Tim Rakel. The current line-up features drummer Mary DeLeonardis, bassist Jake DeLeonardis and guitarist Charlie Tabing. The band is currently releasing installments of their fourth album.

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