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My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed, as I sailed,
Oh, my name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed;
My name is Captain 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,
And I pulled away from land as I sailed.
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed, as I sailed,
Oh, my name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed;
My name is Captain Kidd and God's laws I did forbid,
And most wickedly I did as I sailed.
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,
All his precious blood did spill, as I sailed.
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed, as I sailed,
Oh, my name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed;
My name is Captain Kidd and God's laws I did forbid,
And most wickedly I did as I sailed.
I was sick and nigh to death, and I vowed at every breath,
Oh to walk in wisdom's path, as I sailed;
But my repentance lasted not, my vows I soon forgot,
Oh damnation is my lot, as I sailed.
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed, as I sailed,
Oh, my name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed;
My name is Captain Kidd and God's laws I did forbid,
And most wickedly I did as I sailed.
To the execution dock lay my head upon the block,
Laws no more I'll mock as I sail;
So take warning here and heed to shun bad company,
Or you'll wind up just like me, as I sailed.
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed, as I sailed,
Oh, my name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed;
My name is Captain Kidd and God's laws I did forbid,
And most wickedly I did as I sailed.
And most wickedly I did as I sailed.
