I knew a young privateer, gallant and true
He was blown overboard back in seventy-two
I can still hear his voice when I'm on the night watch
Calling 'cut me a piece of that Spanish bacon'
I once caught a mermaid in the midst of a gale
Made her my lass for the rest of the sail
But I knew that our union was not meant to be
So I swapped her for ten pounds of Spanish bacon
A live record from the legendary Diamanda Galás finds the artist exploring the outer fringes of pop with only her voice and a piano. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2024