| My name was William Kidd,
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| When I sailed, when I sailed,
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| My name was William Kidd,
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| When I sailed,
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| My name was William Kidd;
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| God’s laws I did forbid,
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| And so wickedly I did,
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| When I sailed.
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| My parents taught me well,
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| When I sailed, when I sailed,
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| My parents taught me well,
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| When I sailed,
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| My parents taught me well,
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| To shun the gates of hell,
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| But against them I rebelled,
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| When I sailed.
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| I’d a Bible in my hand,
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| When I sailed, when I sailed,
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| I’d a Bible in my hand,
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| When I sailed,
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| I’d a Bible in my hand,
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| By my father’s great command,
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| And I sunk it in the sand,
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| When I sailed.
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| I murdered William Moore,
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| As I sailed, as I sailed
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| I murdered William Moore,
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| As I sailed,
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| I murdered William Moore,
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| And laid him in his gore,
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| Not many leagues from shore,
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| As I sailed.
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| I was sick and nigh to death,
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| As I sailed, as I sailed
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| I was sick and nigh to death,
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| As I sailed,
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| I was sick and nigh to death,
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| And I vowed with every breath,
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| To walk in wisdom’s ways,
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| When I sailed.
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| I thought I was undone,
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| As I sailed, as I sailed
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| I thought I was undone,
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| As I sailed,
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| I thought I was undone,
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| And my wicked glass had run,
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| But health did soon return,
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| As I sailed.
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| My repentance lasted not,
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| As I sailed, as I sailed
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| My repentance lasted not,
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| As I sailed,
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| My repentance lasted not,
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| My vows I soon forgot,
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| Damnation was my lot,
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| As I sailed.
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| I spied three ships from France,
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| As I sailed, as I sailed
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| I spied three ships from France,
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| As I sailed,
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| I spied three ships from France,
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| To them I did advance,
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| And took them all by chance,
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| As I sailed.
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| I spied three ships from Spain,
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| As I sailed, as I sailed
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| I spied three ships from Spain,
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| As I sailed,
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| I spied three ships from Spain,
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| I looted them for gain,
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| Till most of them were slain,
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| As I sailed.
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| I’d ninety bars of gold,
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| As I sailed, as I sailed
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| I’d ninety bars of gold,
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| As I sailed,
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| I’d ninety bars of gold,
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| And dollars manifold,
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| With riches uncontrolled,
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| As I sailed.
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| Thus being o’ertaken at last,
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| As I sailed, as I sailed
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| Thus being o’ertaken at last,
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| As I sailed,
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| Thus being o’ertaken at last,
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| And into prison cast,
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| And sentence being passed,
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| As I sailed.
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| Farewell, the raging main,
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| I must die, I must die,
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| Farewell, the raging main,
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| I must die,
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| Farewell, the raging main,
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| To Turkey, France, and Spain,
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| I shall never see you again,
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| For I must die.
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| To the Execution Dock,
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| I must go, I must go,
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| To the Execution Dock,
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| I must go,
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| To the Execution Dock,
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| While many thousands flock,
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| But I must bear the shock,
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| And must die.
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| Come all ye young and old,
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| And see me die, see me die,
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| Come all ye young and old,
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| And see me die,
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| Come all ye young and old,
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| You’re welcome to my gold,
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| For by it I’ve lost my soul,
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| And must die.
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| Take a warning now by me,
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| For I must die, I must die,
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| Take a warning now by me,
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| For I must die,
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| Take a warning now by me,
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| And shun bad company,
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| Let you come to hell with me,
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| For I must die. |