The Moonrakers
Moonlit Smuggling Adventures: Unveiling Contraband Treasures
Lyrics
The moonlight shone on a silver sea,
The moonlight illuminated a silver sea.
The smugglers rowed through the waves.
Smugglers rowed through the waves.
A light flashed out in the dead of night,
A light appeared in the dead of night.
We answered with light from the caves.
They responded with light from the caves.
When all was clear the boat drew near,
Once it was safe, the boat approached.
Bringing its cargo to land.
Bringing contraband cargo to land.
Tobacco and tea and lace and wine,
The cargo included tobacco, tea, lace, and wine, all of which were contraband.
All of it contraband.
Highlighting the illegal nature of the goods.
Heave, ho, roll those kegs
Repetitive heaving and rolling actions, possibly indicating laborious efforts in handling cargo.
Heave, ho, roll those kegs
-Heave, ho, roll those kegs
-Heave, ho, roll those kegs
-Come let’s rake the cheese right out of the sea
Expressing the intention to retrieve hidden goods from the sea under the moonlight.
By the light of the moon!
Emphasizing the clandestine nature of the activity.
See the giant round of cheese!
Noticing a large round of cheese, symbolizing potential wealth.
We shall be rich very soon.
Anticipation of becoming wealthy soon.
Rake it – and take it out!
Encouraging the act of taking and enjoying the cheese to live like kings and escape poverty.
We shall live like kings!
-No longer poor, that’s for sure,
-Fetch the cheese right in!
-Rake the cheese right out of the sea
Reiteration of the plan to rake out the cheese under the moonlight and the expectation of future wealth.
By the light of the moon!
-See the giant round of cheese!
-We shall be rich very soon.
-Heave, ho, roll those kegs
Continued repetitive heaving and rolling actions, possibly emphasizing the physical effort involved in their trade.
Heave, ho, roll those kegs
-Heave, ho, roll those kegs
-Heave, ho, roll those kegs
-The moonlight shone on a silver sea,
Repetition of the scene where the moonlight shines on the sea, and smugglers row through the waves.
The smugglers rowed through the waves.
Continuation of smuggling activity.
Then we worked on in the still of night
Working silently in the still of the night, bringing goods from the caves.
Bringing our goods from the caves.
Emphasizing the persistence in their smuggling operations.
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