Victoria Nautical Song Circle's
September 2003 Song Of The Month


THE HIGH BARBERY

There were two lofty ships from old England came,
Blow high, blow low and so sailed we
One was the Prince of Luther and the other, Prince of Wales.
Down along the coast of the High Barbary
 
"Aloft there, aloft there" our jolly bosun cried,
Blow high, blow low and so sailed we
"Look ahead, look astern, look to weather, look a'lee!"
Down along the coast of the High Barbary
 
"There's naught upon the stern, sir there's naught upon our lee,
Blow high, blow low and so sailed we
But there's a lofty ship to windward and she's cruisin' fast and free."
Down along the coast of the High Barbary
 
"Oh hail her, oh hail her" our gallant captain cried;
Blow high, blow low and so sailed we
"Are you a man-o-war, a privateer, or a merchantman?" cried he.
Down along the coast of the High Barbary
 
"Oh, I am not a man-o-war or a privateer," said he,
Blow high, blow low and so sailed we
"But I'm salt sea pirate a-looking for my fee!"
Down along the coast of the High Barbary
 
For Broadside, for broadside a long time we lay,
Blow high, blow low and so sailed we
'Til at last the Prince of Luther shot the pirate's mast away.
Down along the coast of the High Barbary
 
"Oh quarter, oh quarter" those pirates they did cry,
Blow high, blow low and so sailed we
But the quarter that we gave them was we sank 'em in the sea.
Down along the coast of the High Barbary


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