Death And The Maiden

	  		



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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