French Perfume by Great Big Sea. I do not own any of these pictures, I found them all online with the help of Google Images. My first attempt at a video. Enjoy.
Lyrics:
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
Perfumes, smokes, and rum
He hoped the fog 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 smell that French Perfume
But the Mountie boat was waiting
As he crawled near Mortier 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 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]
Duration : 0:3:1
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I love those …
I love those pictures, too. I honestly don’t remember what I typed in. It tended to be things like ‘winter night’, ‘full moon’, ‘moon with clouds’, ‘moon over ocean’, that kind of thing.
What did you type …
What did you type in google to get the winter’s night and moon photos? I love those.
Thanks. And now the …
Thanks. And now the song title makes more sense!
Wow, you went to …
Wow, you went to some trouble with this video! Nice job. (By the way, in some places on the Burin Peninsula, ‘french perfume’ was often a code word for smuggled booze – lol.)
Its a very cool …
Its a very cool song, good sound to it. Love GBS
It’s an awesome …
It’s an awesome song. And you’re welcome!
Thanks! I love the …
Thanks! I love the song, too.
I love this song. …
I love this song. This is a great video, and the pictures are cool!