Jolly Rogers Captain Kidd
My name was William Kidd,
As I sailed, as I sailed,
My name was William Kidd,
When I sailed,
My name was William Kidd;
God's laws I did forbid,
And so wickedly I did,
As I sailed.
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I murdered William Moore,
As I sailed, as I sailed
Oh, I murdered William Moore,
As I sailed,
I murdered William Moore,
And laid him in his gore,
Thirty leagues from shore,
As I sailed.
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And being crueler still,
As I sailed, as I sailed
And being crueler still,
As I sailed
The gunner I did kill
And his precious blood did spill
As I sailed
I was sick and nigh to death,
As I sailed, as I sailed
I was sick and nigh to death,
As I sailed,
I was sick and nigh to death,
And I vowed with every breath,
To walk in wisdom's ways,
When I sailed.
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My repentance lasted not,
As I sailed, as I sailed
My repentance lasted not,
As I sailed,
My repentance lasted not,
My vows I soon forgot,
Damnation was my lot,
As I sailed.
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To the Execution Dock,
I must go, I must go,
To the Execution Dock,
I must go,
To the Execution Dock,
While many thousands flock,
But I must bear the shock,
And must die.
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My name was William Kidd,
As I sailed, as I sailed,
My name was William Kidd,
When I sailed,
My name was William Kidd;
God's laws I did forbid,
And so wickedly I did,
As I sailed.
