COAST OF HIGH BARBARY

There were two lofty ships from old England came
Blow high! Blow low! and so sail we
One the Prince of Luther
and the other Prince of Wales
Cruisin’ down along the coast of High Barbary

Aloft there, aloft our jolly bosun cried
Blow high! Blow low! and so sail we
Look ahead, look astern, Look the weather look a-lee
Cruisin’ down along the coast of High Barbary

There's naught upon the stern
there's naught upon our lee
Blow high! Blow low! and so sail we
But there's a lofty ship to wind'ard
sailin' fast and free
Cruisin’ down along the coast of High Barbary

Oh hail her, oh hail her our gallant captain cried
Blow high! Blow low! and so sail we
Are you a man-o-war, or a privateer? cried he
Cruisin’ down along the coast of High Barbary

I am not a man-o-war, nor a privateer said he
Blow high! Blow low! and so sail we
But I’m a salt sea pirate a-looking for me fee
Cruisin’ down along the coast of High Barbary

For broadside, for broadside an hour we did lay
Blow high! Blow low! and so sail we
Until the Prince of Luther
shot the pirate's mast away
Cruisin’ down along the coast of High Barbary

For quarter, for quarter the pirates they did cry
Blow high! Blow low! and so sail we
But the quarter that we gave them
is we sank them in the sea
Cruisin’ down along the coast of High Barbary

It was a dreadful sight and grieved us full sore
Blow high! Blow low! and so sail we
To see them all a drowning as they tried to swim ashore
Cruisin’ down along the coast of High Barbary