Captain Kids Farewel to the Seas, or the Famous Pirate's Lament.
To the Tune of, Coming Down,
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MY Name is Captain Kid who has sail'd, etc.
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My Name is Captain Kid, who has saild,
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My Name is Captain Kid,
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what the Laws did still forbid,
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Unluckily I did while I sail'd.
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Upon the Ocean wide, when I sail'd, etc.
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Upon the Ocean wide, when I sail'd, etc.
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upon the Ocean wide,
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I robb'd on e'ery side.
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With most Ambitious Pride, when I sail'd,
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My Faults I will display while I sail'd, etc.
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My Faults I will display while I sail'd, etc.
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My Faults I will display,
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Committed day by day
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Many long Leagues from shore. when I sail'd etc.
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Many long Leagues from shore, when I sail'd
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Many long Leagues from shore,
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I murder'd William More,
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And laid him in his gore, when I sail'd.
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Because a word he spoke when I sail'd etc.
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Because a word he spoke when I sail'd,
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Because a word he spoke,
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I with a bucket broke
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His Scull at one sad stroke while I sail'd.
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I strook with a good will when I sail'd, etc,
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I strook with a good will when I sail'd,
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I strook with a good will,
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And did the Gunner Kill
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As being cruel still when I sail'd.
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A Quida Merchant then while I sail'd, etc.
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A Quida Merchant then while I sail'd;
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A Quida Merchant then,
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I robbed of Hundreds ten.
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Assisted by my Men while I sail'd
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A Banker's Ship of France while I sail'd, etc.
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A Banker's Ship of France while I sail'd,
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a Banker's Ship of France,
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Before us did advance.
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I seized her by chance while I sail'd.
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Full fourteen Ships I see when I sail'd etc,
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Full fourteen Ships I see when I sail'd,
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Full fourteen Ships I see,
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Merchants of high degree,
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They were too hard for me, when I sail'd etc.
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we steer'd from Sound to Sound while we sail'd
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We steer'd from Sound to Sound while we sail'd
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We steer'd from Sound to Sound,
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A Moorish Ship we found,
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Her Men we stript and bound while we sail'd
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Upon the Ocean Seas while we sail'd, etc,
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Upon the Ocean Seas while we sail'd,
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Upon the Ocean Seas,
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A warlike Portuguese,
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In short, did us displease while we sail'd.
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At famous Mallabar when we sail'd, etc,
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At famous Mallabar when we sail'd,
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At famous Mallabar
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We went ashore each Tar,
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And rob'd the Natives there when we sail'd.
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Then after this we chas'd while we sail'd etc.
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Then after this we chas'd while we sail'd,
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Then after this we chas'd
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A Rich Armenian, grac'd,
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With Wealth which we embrac'd, while we sail'd
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Many Moorish Ships we took while we sail'd
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Many Moorish Ships we took while we sail'd
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Many Moorish Ships we took,
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We did still for plunder look,
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All Conscience we forsook while we sail'd.
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I Captain Cullifoord while I saild, etc.
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I Captain Cullifoord while I sail'd
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I Captain Cullifoord
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Did many Merchants board,
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Which did much Wealth afford, while we sail'd
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Two hundred Bars of Gold, while we sail'd,
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Two hundred Bars of Gold while we sail'd,
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Two hundred Bars of Gold
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And Rix Dollars manifold,
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We seized uncontroul'd while we saild.
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St. John a Ship of Fame when we sail'd etc.
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St. John a Ship of Fame when we sail'd
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St John a Ship of Fame,
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We plundred when she came
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With more that I could name when we sail'd
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We taken was at last and must die. etc,
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We taken was at last and must die,
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We taken were at last,
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And into Prison cast
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Now Sentence being past we must die.
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Tho we have reign'd a while we must die etc,
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Tho we have reign'd a while we must die
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Tho we have reign'd a while
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While Fortune seem'd to smile,
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Now on the British Isle we must die,
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Farewel the Ocean main, we must die etc,
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Farewel the Ocean main we, must die,
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Farewel the Ocean main,
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The Coast of France or Spain
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We ne're shall see again, we must die.
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From Newgate now in Carts we most go, etc.
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From Newgate now in Carts
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With sad and heavy hearts,
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To have our due Deserts we must go.
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Some thousands they will flock when we die,
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Some thousands they will flock when we die,
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Some thousands they will flock
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To Execution Duck
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Where we must stand the shock, and must die.
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