| 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 |