johnny burnette
damn the defiant!
Out in an English harbor waits an old but rugged ship  Waiting for a crew of men so she can make her trip  Out searching was the best gang that everyone knew well  A-searchin' the streets & gutters so the Defiant could set sail   The captain ordered to see the men to pick them for his crew  Called for headstruck daughters but for all the good men too  Out to sail this morning, Italy was her destiny  To escort back a convoy that was helpless on the sea   CHORUS:  The HMS Defiant sailed to live up to her name  There was no word of mutiny aboard, but who was there to blame?   The Defiant reached its destiny, no timber ships in sight  So returning home, the French approached; the Defiant had to fight  She captured herself a vessel with a chest of jewels aboard  Along with the Frenchmen who advised Napoleon under his sword   With Captain Culvert wounded was there not a man to care  The first lieutenant took command with mutiny in the air  The breakout be with 2 men named Evans & Vazar  Commanded the mutineers to take the ship where they desired   (chorus)   The English were surrounded by the French who came to fight  With love for England the mutineers turned to fight with all their might  The Defiant walked through through fire & hell to save the Admiral Fleet  A pardon keepin' the mutineers from making the French retreat   (repeat & fade):  The HMS Defiant sailed to live up to her name  The word of mutiny now was gone & no man was to blame 