The Coast of High Barbary Songtext
von The Skullduggers

Look ahead, look astern
Look the weather in the lee
Blow high, blow low; and so sail we!
I see a ship to windward
And a lofty ship at sea
Sailing down along the coast of High Barbary!

"Well, are you a pirate
Or a man of war?" cried he
Blow high, blow low; and so sail we!
"No, I′m not a pirate
But a man o' war," cried he
Sailing down along the coast of High Barbary!


For broadside, for broadside
We fought along the main
Blow high, blow low; and so sail we!
Until at last, our frigate blew that pirate′s mast away
Sailing down along the coast of High Barbary!

"For quarters, for quarters!"
The saucy pirates cried
Blow high, blow low; and so sail we!
The quarters that we gave 'em
Was to sink 'em in the tide
Sailing down along the coast of High Barbary!

Look ahead, look astern
Look the weather in the lee
With cutlass and cannon
We fought for hours three
The ship, it was their coffin
And their grave, it was the sea
Ha!
Sailing down along the coast of High Barbary!

Blow high, blow low; and so sail we!
Sailing down along the coast of High Barbary!