Intro: Am F Am C G Am
verse 1
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The Maiden weighed anchor at her last port of call
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Jenny ran down the docks, late for the Ball
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Her father yelled, "Jenny, be back by midnight
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For the Maiden, she sails in the morning’s half-light"
verse 2
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She didn’t turn back, just waved her hand
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Already hearing the drums of the band
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They were washing the streets with whiskey and wine
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When she reached the Ball, the clock struck nine
verse 3
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She wore a mask made from black-feathered doves
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A crimson dress and long black gloves
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She kicked off her shoes and danced on her toes
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With her hair blowing wherever night winds chose
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She saw an angel, a devil, a cat and a clown
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A bird with no wings and a king with no crown
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Dancers flowed like water on the square
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Then parted like waves and a man stood there
Interlude: Am F Am C G Am G Am
verse 4
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He wore a plain black mask like a second skin
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It covered his face from forehead to chin
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Oh, she could taste in the wind, the salt of the sea
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And his eyes were as blue and his manner as free
Verse 5
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He said, "Jenny, as always, you’re lovely, my dear
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As for me, I’ve aged another sad year"
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With a plead in his voice and a need in his stance
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"Jenny Mackay, honour me with a dance"
Verse 6
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She didn’t know how he knew her name
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But something inside her lit like a flame
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And it seemed that this moment was destined to be
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So she danced with him there, on the square, by the sea
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She was drunk, drunk, drunk by the moon
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Had they danced for hours or just that one tune?
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She could have danced, danced, danced all night
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But the Maiden must sail in the morning’s half-light
Interlude
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Verse 7
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He said, "Jenny Mackay, does it bring you joy
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To dance with the man you tried to destroy?"
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Then he took off his mask, and she took in a breath
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It was Captain Leroux of the ship known as Death
Verse 8
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The clock struck 12, he stood stone still
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He said, "One fateful night off the coast of Brazil
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The pirate ship, Maiden, came looking for me
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Captain Mackay and his daughter, Jenny"
Verse 9
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"I’d danced with you once at this Bal Masque
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I never knew then you were Jenny Mackay
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You burned half my ship, took the lives of my crew
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And there on my deck, tried to take my life too"
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"The cannons blazed and the waves grew higher
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There was blood in the sky and the sea was on fire
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Never again will such a night be
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As when Death and the Maiden danced in the sea"
Interlude: Am F Am C G Am G Am
verse 10
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"A shot from my pistol bloodied your dress
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You fell in my arms with a lady’s finesse
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Then ran your cold steel from my forehead to chin"
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And said to me softly, "I’ll see you again"
verse 11
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She touched her hand to the scar on his face
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For a second it faded leaving no trace
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Then she kissed him one time, like her lips were a brand
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Then slipped from his grasp, like water through sand
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Now the Maiden she sails with ghosts on her decks
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She’ll sail forever, this world or the next
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Searching for Death below and above
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But one night a year, Jenny dances her love
Outro (fade to end)
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