My name's Jean Lafitte
And I've long since retired
After sailing the sevens for years
A privateer's life is one of intrigue,
My old age has been well-deserved
A-hey! I fight the Spanish reign
Of brutes, the killers and slaves
A-hey, I fight the English too
They too are much the same.
My grandmother told me
Of deeds inhumane
In Santo de Mingo those past days
The Spaniards they spat on those ignorant souls
And took them as slaves on their vessels.
A-hey! I fight the Spanish reign
Of brutes, the killers and slaves
A-hey, I fight the English too
They too are much the same.
The name's Jean Lafitte
And I'm an old man,
These stories are all true and correct
My enemies chased me through capes, straits and coves
The curl of my moustache maintains.
A-hey! I fight the Spanish reign
Of brutes, the killers and slaves
A-hey, I fight the English too
They too are much the same.
A-hey! I fight the Spanish reign
Of brutes, the killers and slaves
A-hey, I fight the English too
They too are much the same.
They too are much the same.
They too are much the same.
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Lyrics submitted by Valentine.