Traditional English Folk — Captain Kidd

My name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed, as I sailed My name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed My name is Captain Kidd, God's laws I did forbid And most wickedly I did, as I sailed, as I sailed And most wickedly I did, as I sailed Oh, 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 But against them I rebelled, as I sailed, as I sailed Against them I rebelled, as I sailed Well, 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 Forty leagues from shore, as I sailed, as I sailed Forty leagues from shore, as I sailed And being cruel still, as I sailed, as I sailed And being cruel still, as I sailed And being cruel still the gunner I did kill And his precious blood did spill, as I sailed, as I sailed His precious blood did spill, as I sailed Well, my repentance lasted not, as I sailed, as I sailed My repentance lasted not, as I sailed My repentance lasted not, my vows I soon forgot Damnation was my lot, as I sailed, as I sailed Damnation was my lot, as I sailed To execution dock I must go, I must go To execution dock I must go To execution dock, lay my head upon the block And no more the laws I'll mock, as I sail, as I sail No more the laws I'll mock, as I sail My name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed, as I sailed My name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed My name is Captain Kidd, God's laws I did forbid And most wickedly I did, as I sailed, as I sailed And most wickedly I did, as I sailed