Captain Kidd

My name was William Kidd, as I sailed as I sailed

My name was William Kidd as I sailed

My name was William Kidd and God's laws I did forbid

and so wickedly I did as I sailed

I murdered William Moore, as I sailed as I sailed

I murdered William Moore as I sailed

I murdered William Moore and I laid him in his Gore

I was sick and nigh to death

and I vowed at every breath

for to walk in wisdoms path

My repentance lessened not, as I sailed as I sailed

My repentance lessened not as I sailed

My repentance lessened not and my vows I soon forgot

and damnation was my just lot

I spied three ships from Spain, as I sailed as I saild

I spied three ships from Spain as I sailed

I spied three ships from Spain and I fired on them a main

and most of them I slain

I spied three ships from France

and to them I did advance

and I took them all by chance

Then fourteen ships I saw, as I sailed as I sailed

Fourteen ships I saw as I sailed

Fourteen ships I saw and by my hand they did fall

Overtaken now at last

and into prison cast

and sentence being past

Come all you young and old see me die, see me die

Come all you young and old see me die

You are welcome to my goal and by it I've lost my soul

I must die

I had ninety bars of gold, as I sailed as I sailed

I had ninety bars of gold as I sailed

I had ninety bars of gold and riches uncontrolled

and the dollars many fold

Farewell the raging main, I must die I must die

Farewell the raging main, farewell the raging main

To Turkey, France and Spain I never shall see again