%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> Captain Kid's Farewel to the Seas, or the Famous Pirate's Lament. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/28/2014 33482

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R170787 1 Coming Down. UNKNOWN Coming Down. MY Name is Captain Kid who has sail'd, &c. / My Name is Captain Kid, who has saild, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 843 Captain Kid's Farewel to the Seas, or the Famous Pirate's Lament. Captain Kid’s Farewel to the Seas, or the Famous Pirate’s Lament. Captain Kid's Farewell to the Seas, or the Famous Pirate's Lament. ?-?

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