Pieces of eight

from Water to the Sand by 53mph

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lyrics

I'm going to pieces,
Pieces of eight.
eight little pieces,
Pieces of eight.

One's for the hangman,
and two's for the show,
Three's 'cause I'm ready,
I'm ready four to go.
Five's for your silver,
And six for the gold,
That they'll place on my eyelids,
To pay my way home,
Seven's for the secret,
That I'll take to my grave,
So no-one finds out what you did there.
They'll all think I'm to blame.

And that last little piece of me,
I'm leaving for you.
There'll be something to remember me by,
When this song is through.

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from Water to the Sand, released March 4, 2019
Dan Stewart, James Heighway, Philip G. Hunt

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XFM favorite in the 2000s, Wigwam Radio Best Folk Act 2022 nominee, and regular on Joseph Gordon-Levitt's HitRecord.

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