The result, 1976's Cardiff Rose, is easily one of McGuinn's finest solo efforts with fellow Rolling Thunder veterans Rob Stoner, Howie Wyeth, and David Mansfield joining McGuinn and Ronson in the studio, the band sounds tight and enthusiastic from front to back, and while this rocks a good bit harder than the average McGuinn effort, Ronson's six-string swagger never gets in the way of the songs, and Mick's production is unexpectedly sympathetic, adding the right seafaring touches to the pirate tale "Jolly Roger" and coming up with a lovely old-timey arrangement for "Pretty Polly." McGuinn also had a better batch of material at his disposal than on his previous set, Roger McGuinn & Band he wrote a handful of strong originals, including "Partners in Crime" (a witty salute to Abbie Hoffman, then on the lam), the charging rockers "Rock and Roll Time" and "Take Me Away," and the beautifully atmospheric "Jolly Roger," while he was also lucky enough to receive fine contributions from Bob Dylan ("Up to Me") and Joni Mitchell ("Dreamland"). #-# From Sun May 4 11:24:06 1997 Date: Fri, 02:43:04 GMT From: To: Subject: Jolly Roger Roger McGuinn Chords/Words Roger McGuinn Jolly Roger written by Roger McGuinn/Jacques Levy Dm G Dm The sun comes up on the Spanish sea our homeland far behind us G A7 Being hunted by the King's Navy it's sure he'd never find us Dm C G Dm Pull away me lads O the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger Dm G Dm We brought her into the looward wind and made for the Caribbean Dm G A7 For thoughts of what it might have been destroys a human being Dm G Dm But thoughts about the Spanish gold and learning to desire it G A7 Can make a man so brash and bold he'll soon become a pirate Dm C G Dm Pull away me lads of the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger Dm G Now a gleam came into the captain's eyes as he spied an English Dm clipper G A7 She looks the perfect shape and size let's all aboard and strip her Dm G Dm We fired a shot across her bow and eased ourselves beside her G A7 With our keel as close as she'd allow we swung from the deck to ride her Dm C G Dm Pull away me lads of the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger Dm G Dm Up she tumbles and starts to pitch and signals for assistance G A7 We tightened our hold another hitch and ended her resistance Dm G Now there's many a day on the Spanish sea I served aboard that Dm raider But we never did nothing more beautifully G A7 Than the way that we belayed her Dm C G Dm Pull away me lads of the Cardiff Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger Dm G Her hold was hot as St Elmo's fire her chests were filled with Dm treasure G A7 We took as much as we'd require then took more for our pleasure Dm Now there's many a day on the Spanish Main G Dm But none I hold so dear G A7 As the happy day I first became a scurvy buccaneer Dm C G Dm Pull away me lads of the Cardif Rose and hoist the Jolly Roger Copyright 1975 Patian Music and Jackelope Publishing Co.On the surface, Roger McGuinn, the former leader and 12-string jangle-meister of the Byrds, and Mick Ronson, who contributed the wicked guitar crunch to David Bowie's Spiders from Mars period, might seem like a wildly unlikely musical combination, but the two became friendly when they both toured as part of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue, and after that road trip came to a close, Ronson went into the studio with McGuinn to produce his next solo album. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #-PLEASE NOTE-#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #song.
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