v The Ballad of Captain Kidd Songtext
von Carl Peterson

Ow me name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed, as I sailed
Ow me name is Captian Kidd, as I sailed
Ow me name is Captian Kidd and God′s laws I did forbid
And most wickedly I did, as I sailed

I was born in Greenock town, afore I sailed, afore I sailed,
I was born in Greenock town, afore I sailed
I was born in Greenock town, from where great ships they did abound
And they sailed the whole world round, afore I sailed.


Oh, my parents taught me well, as I sailed, as I sailed
Oh me parents taught me well, as I sailed
Oh me parents taught me well to shun the gates of Hell
But against them I rebelled, as I sailed

Well, I murdered William Moore, as I sailed, as I sailed
Oh, I murdered William Moore, as I sailed
Oh, I murdered William Moore and I left him in his gore
Not forty leagues from shore, as I sailed

Now to execution dock I must go, I must go
Now to execution dock I must go
Now to execution dock, lay my head upon the block
And no more the laws I'll mock, as I sail