My name was William Kidd, as I sailed, as I sailed, My name was William Kidd, as I sailed. My name was William Kidd, God's laws I did forbid, And most wickedly I did, as I sailed, as I sailed, And most viciously I did, as I sailed.
My parents taught me well, as I sailed, as I sailed, My parents taught me well, as I sailed. My parents taught me well to shun the gates of Hell. Oh, against them I rebelled, as I sailed, as I sailed, Oh, against them I rebelled, as I sailed.
I sailed from sound to sound, as I sailed, as I sailed, I sailed from sound to sound, as I sailed. I sailed from sound to sound and many ships I found And most of men I drowned, as I sailed, as I sailed, Oh, the most of men I drowned, as I sailed.
And I murdered William Moore, as I sailed, as I sailed, I murdered William Moore, as I sailed. I murdered William Moore and I left him in his gore, Not many leagues from shore, as I sailed, as I sailed, Not many leagues from shore, as I sailed.
I had ninety bars of gold, as I sailed, as I sailed, I had ninety bars of gold, as I sailed. I had ninety bars of gold and had dollars manifold, With riches uncontrolled, as I sailed, as I sailed, With riches uncontrolled, as I sailed.
I spied three ships from France, as I sailed, as I sailed, I spied three ships from France, as I sailed. I spied three ships from France and on them I advanced, And I took them all by chance, as I sailed, as I sailed, And I took them all by chance, as I sailed.
I spied three ships from Spain, as I sailed, as I sailed, I spied three ships from Spain, as I sailed. I spied three ships from Spain and I fired on them a-main, And the most of them were slain, as I sailed, as I sailed, And the most of them were slain, as I sailed.
Then fourteen ships I saw, as I sailed, as I sailed, Then fourteen ships I saw, as I sailed. Then fourteen ships I saw and braved them anywhere, They were too much for me, as I sailed, as I sailed, Oh, they were too much for me, as I sailed.
To Newgate I am cast, and must die, and must die, To Newgate I am cast, and I must die. To Newgate I am cast, in chains they bound me fast, To receive my just desert, I must die, I must die, To receive my just desert, oh I must die.
Take a warning now by me, for I must die, I must die, Take a warning now by me, I must die. Take a warning now by me, and shun bad company, Lest you come to hell with me, for I must die, I must die, Lest you come to hell with me, for I must die.
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