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The Last Buccaneer

from The Wayside Ballads Vol 1 (2015) by Bill Jackson

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    Bill Jackson has firmly established himself over the past few years as one of Australia’s finest Singer/Songwriters. His last record ‘Jerilderie’ was enthusiastically received in the marketplace, so much so that the song ‘Something in Blue’ was covered and released on legendary Americana songwriter David Olney’s most recent album ‘When the Deal Goes Down’.
    The Oxford Dictionary defines ‘Wayside’ as the edge of the road, figuratively meaning to be set aside or discarded. The Jackson brothers songs have been described as topical, historical and most things in between, populated by characters outside of the mainstream – in many ways somewhat extraordinarily ordinary but always real. Rather than have them fall off the edge they wrote these Ballads to give them a voice and a history.
    The songs making up The Wayside Ballads Vol 1 were handed over to Melbourne musician and producer, Shannon Bourne early in 2014 with a view to making a record that was more electric, eclectic and rocking than Bill Jackson's previous outings. He last worked with Shannon on ‘Diggin’ the Roots’ (2006) and had great respect for him not only as a musician but also as a person who listened widely and who had an instinctive appreciation for the lyric in a song. Shannon continually challenged his pre-conceptions of the songs on this record. As a consequence they were essentially recorded ‘live’ over two days to capture ten performances from a band that had never rehearsed or played together before.
    The other common link on this record was Pete Fidler, Jackson's constant musical companion since 2008. A beautiful musician, Fidler showcased his electric roots and brilliance in a side of him that people rarely get to see. The rhythm section of Dean Addison and Roger Bergodaz was recommended by Bourne and proved to be the perfect foil for this group of songs, both being brilliant and creative musicians in their own right

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Throughout his restless voyages for a quarter of a century in the South Seas, William Henry (‘Bully’) Hayes was constantly "exposed" in newspapers on every Pacific shore as a rogue, villain, cheat, swindler, barrater, buccaneer, bilker, bigamist, freebooter, polygamist, seducer, murderer, pirate, slave-trader, robber, rapist, hooligan and bully – Say no more…

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The Last Buccaneer

The storm wind sings in the riggin’ so shorten sail and run for the coast
We need to find shelter before everything is lost
Hang it high on the mainstay there’s a pirate and rascal around
Try and stay out of his way cause he’ll just try to bring us aground

He’s running rifles and rum - Queensland sugar cane slaves
The Southern Seas aren’t safe from that Yankee Bully Hayes
Talkin’ about a real bastard here - Bully Hayes, the last Buccaneer

In New Zealand and Australia he’s a wanted man amongst men
And in the ports of Oceania he’s wanted all over again
‘Cause Bully loves the women and then he sails away
Gives them treasures and freedom once he’s had his way

He needs swingin' off a yard arm after the cat has cut it’s stripes
For all of the pain and the harm and all the sin that’s stained his nights
Talkin’ about a real bastard here - Bully Hayes, the last Buccaneer

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He’s runnin’ rifles and rum - Queensland sugar cane slaves
The Southern Seas aren’t safe from that Yankee Bully Hayes
Talkin’ about a real bastard here - Bully Hayes, the last Buccaneer

Don’t ever imagine him lonesomei n the hearts of men he strikes fear
He’s callous, polite and loathsome - Bully Hayes the last buccaneer
Talkin’ about a real bastard here - Bully Hayes, the last Buccaneer

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from The Wayside Ballads Vol 1 (2015), released June 1, 2015

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