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There were two lofty ships
From old England came,
Blow high, blow low
And so sail we,
One was the Prince of Luther
And the other Prince of Wales
Cruisin' down the coast
Of the High Barbary.
"Aloft there, aloft",
Our jolly bosun cried,
Blow high, blow low
And so sail we,
"Look ahead, look astern,
Look the weather look a-lee"
Look down the coast
Of the High Barbary.
There's naught upon the stern,
There's naught upon our lee,
Blow high, blow low
And so sail we,
But there's a lofty ship to wind'ard
An' she's sailin' fast and free
Down along the coast
Of the High Barbary.
"Oh hail her, oh hail her",
Our gallant captain cried,
Blow high, blow low
And so sail we,
"Are you a man-o-war
A privateer, a merchant ship?" cried he,
Cruisin' down the coast
Of the High Barbary.
"I am not a man-o-war,
A privateer", said he,
Blow high, blow low
And so sail we,
"But I am a salt sea pirate
A-looking for me fee"
Down along the coast
Of the High Barbary.
For Broadside, for broadside
A long time we lay,
Blow high, blow low
And so sail we,
Until the Prince of Luther
Shot the pirate's mast away,
Down along the coast
Of the High Barbary.
"For quarter, for quarter",
The pirates they did cry,
Blow high, blow low
And so sail we,
But the answer that we gave them,
We sunk them in the sea,
Cruisin' down the coast
Of the High Barbary.
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