French Perfume lyrics
Song information
Artist: Great Big Sea Album: Sea Of No Cares
Lyrics
(Written by bob hallett)
It's of a bold young smuggler From fortune he did sail He rode the waves from st. pierre And he never saw the jail
He filled her up with contraband Perfume, smokes, and rum He hoped the bog was thick enough To make another run
Chorus: You can still see the sight on a winter's night Of his wake in the light of the moon If the wind turns right and you don't take fright You can small that french perfume
But the mountie boat was waiting As he crawled up fortune bay And when they hit the spotlight It was like the light of day
He didn't bring her head 'round When they told him to heave to He opened up the engines And he ran for spanish room
Chorus
They said they heard him laughing With the mounties closing in His engines screaming murder And his face set in a grin
The seagulls started lifting Like an angry banshee choir He hit the rocks at 50 clicks And the sky lit up with fire
It's of a bold young smuggler From fortune he did sail He rode the waves from st. pierre And he never saw the jail
And when it's cold and foggy On the rocks near spanish room They say you hear him laughing And you smell that french perfume
Chorus (x2)
You can smell that french perfume
[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]
"Sea Of No Cares" album track list
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