as done by GBS on TH&TE
traditional
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My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed as I sailed My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed My name is CSatpain Kidd and God's laws I did forbid And most wickedly I did as I sailed
My father taught me well to shun the gates of Hell But against him I rebelled as I sailed He shoved a bible in my hand but I left it in the sand As I pulled away from land as I sailed
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I murdered William Moore and I left him in his gore Twenty leagues away from shore as I sailed And being crueler still, the gunner I did kill Oh his precious blood did spill as I sailed
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I was sick and nigh to death and I vowee at every breath To walk in Wisdom's path as I sailed But my repentance lasted not and my vows I soon forgot Damnation is my lot as I sailed
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To the execution dock, lay my head upon the block The laws no more I'll mock as I sailed So take warning here and heed to shun bad company Or you'll find yourself like me as I sailed
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