Captain Kidd

My name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed, as I sailed,

Oh my name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed.

My name is Captain Kidd and God's laws I did forbid,

And most wickedly I did as I sailed.

My father taught me well to shun the gates of Hell,

But against him I rebelled, as I sailed.

He shoved a bible in my hand but I left it in the sand,

And I pulled away from land, as I sailed.

I murdered William Moore and I left him in his gore,

Twenty leagues away from shore, as I sailed.

And being crueler still, the gunner I did kill,

All his precious blood did spill, as I sailed.

I was sick and nigh to death, and I vowed at every breath,

Oh to walk in wisdom's path, as I sailed.

But my repentance lasted not, my vows I soon forgot,

Oh damnation is my lot, as I sailed.

To the execution dock, lay my head upon the block...

The laws no more I'll mock, as I sail.

So take warning here and heed, to shun bad company,

Or you'll wind up just like me, as I sailed.

My name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed, as I sailed,

Oh my name is Captain Kidd as I sailed,

My name is Captain Kidd and God's laws I did forbid,

And most wickedly I did as I sailed.

Most wickedly I did as I sailed.