Our boat,
she's on the drift
And our ship,
she's on the waves
Farewell, my dearest jewel,
for no longer can I stay
I'll assume she lies awaiting,
so fare you well, my dear
For I must go on board
of this bold privateer
A ship she lies await ing,
so fare you well, my dear
For I must go on board of
this old privat eer
There's no one that can tell you
What great hazards you will run
So many have been slain since
the war's first begun
Such bloody engagements and
dangers that draw near
With the loss of their sweet lives
in this cold privateer
Such bloody engage ments an
d dangers that draw near
With the loss of their sweet
lives in this lone primateer
Grieve not, my dearest
Jewel, when I'm out of your sweet sight
For I must go onward,
and so boldly I will fight
We'll be down the pride of the lofty
Modestia
An d soon we'll let them know,
she's a bold, bright tear
We'll beat down the pride
of the lofty
Modestia
An d soon we'll let them know
She's a bold primate here
And since you are going
May heaven kinder be
May kind heaven protect
you by land or by sea
May kind heaven protect you
wherever you may steer
And send you safe on by from
this bold prime it's here
May kind heaven protect you
wherever you may steer
An d send you safe on by
from this old privateer
The prizes we have taken are from
France and from
Spain
And my true love at home will
love part of them the same
And when the wars are over ,
I'll turn unto my dear
And then I'll bid adieu to
this bold prime tear
Oh, when the wars are over,
I'll turn unto my dear
And then I'll bid adieu to this bold prime tear
You
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