The Pirate In Me

Johann Lowenberg releases ‘The Pirate in Me’ his fifth studio album. Available May 24th 2024. Join Johann on a fabulous adventure to the islands and beyond. Lowenberg sails the high seas with co- navigator Andreas Schuld of Vancouver B.C. along with a very fine crew of talented buccaneers.

‘The Pirate in Me’ will take you on a journey to ‘where the ocean meets the sea’ says Johann.

Genre: Country Roots
Released: May, 24 2024
© 2024 Johann Löwenberg

Produced by Johann Lowenberg and Andreas Schuld
Mixed and Mastered by Andreas Schuld at Skeena’s Place, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada
Rhythm Section beds recorded at Studio Downe Under, Abbotsford, BC by Soren Lonnqvist
Overdubs recorded at Skeena’s Place, Maple Ridge, BC and engineered by Andreas Schuld
Johann’s vocals and guitars recorded at Producers’ Choice,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada by Steve Hurej

Cover photo by Jill Hamilton Photography, Whitby, ON
CD Label and Back cover photo by Don Graham, Toronto, ON
Final design and layout by Jain McMillan, Woodbridge, ON

All songs written by Johann Lowenberg
except for “From Now On’ penned by Michael K Myers & Johann Lowenberg

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Song Lyrics

Track 1

GRAB THE MONEY AND RUN

I work all day for very little pay
Sweating in the hot hot sun
I think about the day I can slip away
Grab the money and run

I work for the man in the big white hat
Workin’ me to the bone
I think about this and I think about that
Grab the money and run

I’ll sail away to the ocean blue
The Caribbean Sea, a world so new
I’ll sail away and never look back
That’s what I ought to do

I work all day with a cold cold heart
Tie me to the ball and chain
I think about the day for a brand new start
Take me from all this pain

I work for the man with the grin on his face
Countin’ all his dollar bills
I think about this and I think about that
Get me down from these hills

I’ll sail away to the ocean blue
The Caribbean Sea, a world so new
I’ll sail away and never look back
That’s what I ought to do

I work all day for very little pay
Sweating in the hot hot sun
I think about the day I can slip away
Grab the money and run
I think about the day I can slip away
Grab the money and run

Johann Löwenberg – Vocals, Electric Guitar, BG
Gord Maxwell – BG Vocals
Chris Nordquist – Drums
Rob Becker – Electric Bass
Geeta Das – Trumpet, Tenor Sax, Trombone
Andreas Schuld – Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Percussion

Track 2

LIFE IS A COCONUT

If I could live my life as a coconut
Hangin’ upside down next to my beach hut
I’d be soakin’ up the sun drinkin’ coconut rum
How life would be good

If I could hang my hat on a coconut tree
Buzzing all around like a bumblebee
I’d be dancing in the sand to the hoochie coochie band
How life would be good

I like to go fishing in the deep blue sea
The Lord up above would take care of me
As sure as a bet there’d be shrimp in my net
All for the world to see

If I could live my life out on Coconut Beach
Should you try to call I’d be out of reach
Laughing in the rain I’d be feeling no pain
Life would be so sweet

If I could play guitar to da funky song
‘Put the Lime in the Coconut’ all day long
I would have it made I’d be sitting in the shade
Life would be so sweet

I like to go fishing in the deep blue sea
The Lord up above would take care of me
As sure as a bet there’d be shrimp in my net
All for the world to see

If I could live my life as a coconut
Hangin’ upside down next to my beach hut
I’d be soakin’ up the sun drinkin’ coconut rum
How life would be good

I’d be soakin’ up the sun drinkin’ coconut rum
How life would be good

Johann Löwenberg – Vocals, BGs
Gord Maxwell – BG Vocals
Chris Nordquist – Drums
Rob Becker – Acoustic bass
Mike Sanyshyn – Mandolin
Andreas Schuld – Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Percussion

Track 3

THE PIRATE IN ME

Don’t worry ‘bout the things I took, don’t worry ‘bout that
If you’re lookin’ for love oh baby I tip my hat
Don’t worry ‘bout the way I look, don’t worry ‘bout that
It’s the pirate in me oh baby it’s a matter of fact

I got your heart got your soul
Got your whole world on the run
I got your heart got your soul
Got your new place in the sun

Don’t think about the things I do, don’t think about that
If you’re lookin’ for love oh baby I’m your treasure map
Don’t think about the way I am, don’t think about that
It’s the pirate in me oh baby imagine that

I got your heart got your soul
Got your whole world on the run
I got your heart got your soul
Got your new place in the sun

Don’t worry ‘bout the things I took, don’t worry ‘bout that
If you’re lookin’ for love oh baby I got your back
Don’t worry ‘bout the way I look, don’t worry ‘bout that
It’s the pirate in me oh baby it’s a matter of fact

I got your heart got your soul
Got your whole world on the run
I got your heart got your soul
Got your new place in the sun

.Johann Löwenberg – Vocals, Electric Guitar, BGs
Gord Maxwell – BG Vocals
Chris Nordquist – Drums
Rob Becker – Acoustic Bass
Geeta Das – Trumpet, Tenor Sax, Trombone
Andreas Schuld – Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Percussion

Track 4

GYPSY QUEEN

Walkin’ down by the bay
Talkin’ sail away
Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy Queen
Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy Queen

Captain where y’all been
Captain what y’all seen
Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy Queen
Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy Queen

Rockin’ rockin’ the boat
A’ bop a’boppin’ tryin’ to stay afloat
Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy Queen
Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy Queen

Walkin’ down by the bay
Talkin’ sail away
Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy Queen
Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy Queen

Johann Löwenberg – Vocals, Electric Guitar, BGs
Gord Maxwell – BG Vocals
Chris Nordquist – Drums
Rob Becker – Electric Bass
Mike Sanyshyn – Fiddle
Andreas Schuld – Acoustic Guitars, Percussion

Track 5

THE LOBSTER BOAT SONG

Another day out on Dorrie Bay
Wakin’ up at the crack o’dawn
You can hear the call of the lobster trawl
Another new day’s just begun
A twenty mile trip on a phantom ship
Where the sun has never shone
The pourin’ rain, we’re back again
We sing that lobster song

Heave away a’haul away
Gotta pull the wood traps in
Gotta get down below the waterline
To set them up again
Heave away a’haul away
Gotta pull the ol’ pots in
Gotta get back to the shantytown
Gotta bring the full load in

Out amongst the ragin’ seas
Gotta follow the toggle trail
Gotta stay afloat on the lobster boat
Grab the tiger by the tail
Big waves a’crashin’ on the bow
You can hear those fog horns wail
When the work is done, we gotta get back
Hope we live to tell the tale

.Johann Löwenberg – Vocals, Electric Guitar, BGs
Gord Maxwell – BG Vocals
Chris Nordquist – Drums
Rob Becker – Acoustic Bass
Tom Keenlyside – Pennywhistle
Andreas Schuld – Acoustic Guitars, Percussion

Track 6

GIRLS OF THE BAY

Girls of the Bay what can I say
Thank you for takin’ takin’ my breath away
Girls of the Bay what can I say
Thank you for makin’ makin’ my day
You can call me Cisco
We’ll go down to Frisco and play

Girls of the heart are there from the start
They can keep you laughin’ when you call
Girls of the heart can tear you apart
And leave you standin’ when you fall
You can call me Cisco
We’ll go down to Frisco and ball

Take me by the hand and lead me on
Castles in the sand have come and gone
Hope you understand
This magic it’s oh so strong

You can call me Cisco
We’ll go down to Frisco and ball

Take me by the hand and lead me on
Castles in the sand have come and gone
Hope you understand
This magic it’s oh so strong

Johann Löwenberg – Vocals, Electric Guitar, BGs
Gord Maxwell – BG Vocals
Chris Nordquist – Drums
Rob Becker – Electric Bass
Geeta Das – Trumpet, Tenor Sax
Andreas Schuld – Guitars, Wurlitzer Piano, Percussion

Track 7

UkULELE GIRL

Down by the sea
In a land called Waikiki
With a lei in her hair
Pretty girl plays her ukulele
Down by the sea under shade of an old palm tree
I can see lovely Ukulele Girl

Come to the island
Where the ocean meets the sea
Come to the island of pearls
Come to the island
Where the mountain streams run free
Don’t you be crying
Say Ukulele, Ukulele Girl

Down by the shore
Where the fishermen keep score
With a song in the air
Pretty girl plays her ukulele
Down by the shore where seabirds tend to soar
So much more lovely Ukulele Girl

Come to the island
Where the ocean meets the sea
Come to the island of pearls
Come to the island
Where the mountain streams run free
Don’t you be crying
Say Ukulele, Ukulele Girl

Down by the sea
In a land called Waikiki
With a lei in her hair
Pretty girl plays her ukulele
Down by the sea under shade of an old palm tree
I can see lovely Ukulele Girl

Come to the island
Where the ocean meets the sea
Come to the island of pearls
Come to the island
Where the mountain streams run free
Don’t you be crying

Say Ukulele, Ukulele Girl

Johann Löwenberg – Vocals, Guitar, BGs
Gord Maxwell – BG Vocals
Chris Nordquist – Drums
Rob Becker – Acoustic Bass
Andreas Schuld – Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Guitalele, Ukulele

Track 8

THE MANDOLIN SONG

When the sun fall down into the ocean
And the tide leave behind my house of tin
Comes a time I swallow emotion
To the sound of a distant mandolin

When the moon is hiding on the highway
And the ride leave behind a trail of sin
Comes a time I follow the skyway
To the sound of a distant mandolin

Over the moon under the stars
A sign of the times that might have been
When the light fall down behind the mountain
Comes a time I might see you again

When the sun fall down into the ocean
And the tide leave behind my house of tin
Comes a time I swallow emotion
To the sound of a distant mandolin
To the sound of a distant mandolin

Over the moon under the stars
A sign of the times that might have been
When the light fall down behind the mountain
Comes a time I might see you again
Comes a time I might see you again

Johann Löwenberg – .Vocals, Electric Guitar, BGs
Gord Maxwell – BG Vocals
Chris Nordquist – Drums
Rob Becker – Electric Bass
Mike Sanyshyn – Mandolin
Andreas Schuld – Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Percusion

Track 9

EVERY NOW AND THEN

Out on the boardwalk, down by the bay
I can hear the talk talk, as I make my way
The swirlin’ ocean, the vagrant sky
So much commotion, makes ya wonder why
I’m thinkin’ of you, thinkin’ of you
Every now and then

Well you told me something you have never shared
That you’ve been running, that you’ve been scared
You crossed the water to get away
And since you left me here to stay
I’ve been thinkin’ of you, thinkin’ of you
Every now and then

As I write this letter there’s a blue sky, blue sky up there
Hope you’re doin’ better and know that, know that I care
If you ever go and feelin’ lonely, lonely and blue
Just think of the time we walked along this avenue

Johann Löwenberg – Vocals, Electric Guitar, BGs
Gord Maxwell – BG Vocals
Chris Nordquist – Drums
Rob Becker – Electric Bass
Andreas Schuld – Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Percussion

Track 10

FROM NOW ON

Maybe I’m a little bit crazy
And maybe I’m crazy ‘bout you
Oh, but I know, I know I treated you badly
And sadly for so long

Maybe it’ll come easy
And maybe as easy as pie
Won’t you say you’ll forgive me
Say you wanna stay with me
‘Cause baby it’s you From Now On

I pushed you away, away from my world
How could we belong together
Now all I can say is you’re the one girl (meant for me)
The one girl in my life I want forever

Maybe it’ll come easy
And maybe as easy as pie
Won’t you say you’ll forgive me
Say you wanna stick with me

Then baby it’s you and maybe we two
We two can make dreams come true
From Now On

Johann Löwenberg – Vocals, Electric Guitar, BGs
Gord Maxwell – BG Vocals
Chris Nordquist – Drums
Rob Becker – Acoustic Bass
Andreas Schuld – Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Percussion

Song penned by Michael K Myers & Johann Löwenberg

Johann Lowenberg – Vocals, Guitars
Gord Maxwell – BG Vocals
Geeta Das – Trumpet, Tenor Sax, Trombone
Andreas Schuld – Guitars, Ukulele, Wurlitzer Piano, Percussion

Acknowledgements

My heartfelt appreciation to all involved in the making of this album.
Thank you so much Andreas for your guidance and support in this journey.
To Steve and Soren for your technical expertise.
To Andreas, Gord, Chris, Rob, Geeta, Tom and Mike for your marvelous musicianship.
To Jill, Don and Jain for your wonderful photography and design skills.
Very much a team effort!!

Many thanks to my friends and family for your continued support through the years.
Especially my life partner and travelling companion Eva Vera Marie.

Dedicated to Steve Hurej, Ed Chlebow and Jim McMillan.
My bandmates with our first band ‘Whakata’.

Chris Nordquist – Drums
Rob Becker – Acoustic & Electric Bass
Tom Keenlyside – Pennywhistle
Mike Sanyshyn – Mandolin & Fiddle

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