Smugglers Lyrics - Singles - The Men They Couldt Hang

The boat rides south of Ailsa Craig in the waning of the light 

There's thirty men in Lendalfit to make our burden light 

And there's thirty horse in Hazleholm with the halters on their heads 

All set this night up on your life if wind and water speed 

Smugglers drink of the frenchmens wine and the darkest night is the smugglers 

lime 

Away we ran from the excise man 

It's a smugglers life for me 

It's a smugglers life for me 

Oh lass you have a cozy bed, and cattle you have ten 

Can you not live a lawful life and live with lawful men? 

But must I use old homely goods while there's foreign gear so fine? 

Must I drink at the waterside and France so full of wine 

Smugglers drink of the frenchmens wine and the darkest night is the smugglers 

time 

Away we ran from the excise man 

It's a smugglers life for me 

It's a smugglers life for me 

Though well I like to see you Kate, with a baby on your knee 

My heart is now with gallant crew that plough through the angry sea 

The hitter gale, the tightest sail, and the sheltered bay or goal 

It's the wayward life, it's the smugglers strife, it's the joy of the smugglers 

soul 

Smugglers drink of the frenchmens wine and the darkest night is the smugglers 

time 

Away we ran from the excise man 

It's a smugglers life for me 

It's a smugglers life for me 

And when at last the dawn comes up and the cargo safely stored 

Like sinless saints to church we'll go. God's mercy to afford 

And It's champagne fine for communion wine and the parson drinks it too 

With a sly wink prays "forgive these men, for they know not what they do" 

Smugglers, drink of the frenchmens wine and the darkest night is the smugglers 

time 

Away we ran from the excise man 

It's a smugglers life for me 

It's a smugglers life for me 

It's a smugglers life for me 

It's a smugglers life for me