Tim Hunter - The Smugglers' Way Lyrics

Bring the contraband ashore
They sailed across the windswept North Sea
To bring us tea, gin and brandy
With black sails, undercover of night
They waited offshore for the lantern light
Then, when the coast is clear
The signal brings them near
None for the revenue
And more for me and more for you

Bring the contraband ashore
Forget about the things you saw
It's the Smuggler's Way
Down at Robin Hood's Bay
The Smuggler's Way
At Robin Hood's Bay

Brandy for the vicar
And baccy for the clerk
It all comes in undercover of dark
Don't question what you see
Or things you thought you saw
Just let the men go by
And don't you ask no more

Then, when the Coast is Clear
The signal brings them near
None for the revenue
And more for me and more for you

Bring the contraband ashore
Forget about the things you saw
It's the Smuggler's Way
Down at Robin Hood's Bay
The Smuggler's Way
At Robin Hood's Bay

If you wake at midnight and hear some people's feet
Don't draw back your curtain and look into the street
Don't ask no questions and you'll be told no lies
Look the other way my friend, let the gentlemen go by

Bring the contraband ashore
Forget about the things you saw
It's the Smuggler's Way
Down at Robin Hood's Bay
The Smuggler's Way at Robin Hood's Bay