A bounty was placed on the man known as Teach The bounty was taken but what tale would this be If I did'nee tell ye how all this came to be
The vanguard company, Battle bloodied allies Nobody on the deck so carry on forth to the Captain's side The end of an era entwined by his fate No remorse will be shown on this knife edge divide
Maynard and Hyde were the enlisted commanders By Govenor Spotswood of Virginia, Alexander They captained the ships, The Ranger and Jane But no cannons were fitted much to their disdain
The Captains arrived in the evening On the morrow they would strike Advantage was found as Blackbeard he was drowned In his liquid spoils of delight
Opposing forces, they played an unfair game No honour, pride or sacrifice With nothing left to gain I unsheath my sword as my pistol takes aim
Sail away, flee they mocked them Sail away, flee or prepare to die Sail away, flee they mocked them We'll take no prisoners
As no prisoners have ever survived
And he was caught unawares Blackbeard drinking his victories Then twenty cuts bloody Blackbeard's last stand
With the ranger in pieces and Captain Hyde dead Blackbeard he did cross onto Jane's bloody deck The trap had ensnared and now would unfold As fifty highlanders did burst from the hold
Out numbered in battle Blackbeard he did duel As he clashed on the bridge their swords were imbued With the colour of crimson but still he fought on Till his last breath of life it was gone, he was gone
And he was caught unawares Blackbeard drinking his victories Then twenty cuts bloody He fell to his knees