My name was William Kidd,
When I sailed, when I sailed,
My name was William Kidd,
When I sailed,
My name was William Kidd;
God's laws I did forbid,
And so wickedly I did,
When I sailed. My parents taught me well,
When I sailed, when I sailed,
My parents taught me well,
When I sailed,
My parents taught me well,
To shun the gates of hell,
But against them I rebelled,
When I sailed. I'd a Bible in my hand,
When I sailed, when I sailed,
I'd a Bible in my hand,
When I sailed,
I'd a Bible in my hand,
By my father's great command,
And I sunk it in the sand,
When I sailed. I murdered William Moore,
As I sailed, as I sailed
I murdered William Moore,
As I sailed,
I murdered William Moore,
And laid him in his gore,
Not many leagues from shore,
As i sailed. I was sick and nigh to death,
As I sailed, as I sailed
I was sick and nigh to death,
As I sailed,
I was sick and nigh to death,
And I vowed with every breath,
To walk in wisdom's ways,
When I sailed. I thought I was undone,
As I sailed, as I sailed
I thought I was undone,
As I sailed,
I thought I was undone,
And my wicked glass had run,
But health did soon return,
As i sailed. 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. I spied three ships from France,
As I sailed, as I sailed
I spied three ships from France,
As I sailed,
I spied three ships from France,
To them I did advance,
And took them all by chance,
As i sailed. I spied three ships from Spain,
As I sailed, as I sailed
I spied three ships from Spain,
As I sailed,
I spied three ships from Spain,
I looted them for gain,
Till most of them were slain,
As i sailed. I'd ninety bars of gold,
As I sailed, as I sailed
I'd ninety bars of gold,
As I sailed,
I'd ninety bars of gold,
And dollars manifold,
With riches uncontrolled,
As i sailed. Thus being o'ertaken at last,
As I sailed, as I sailed
Thus being o'ertaken at last,
As I sailed,
Thus being o'ertaken at last,
And into prison cast,
And sentence being passed,
As i sailed. Farewell, the raging main,
I must die, I must die,
Farewell, the raging main,
I must die,
Farewell, the raging main,
To Turkey, France, and Spain,
I shall never see you again,
For I must die. To the Execution Dock,
I must go, I must go,
To the Execution Dock,
I must go,
To the Execution Dock,
While many thousands flock,
But I must bear the shock,
And must die. Come all ye young and old,
And see me die, see me die,
Come all ye young and old,
And see me die,
Come all ye young and old,
You're welcome to my gold,
For by it I've lost my soul,
And must die. Take a warning now by me,
For I must die, I must die,
Take a warning now by me,
For I must die,
Take a warning now by me,
And shun bad company,
Let you come to hell with me,
For I must die. | My name was William Kidd,
When I was swimming, when I was swimming,
My name was William Kidd,
When I swam
My name was William Kidd;
God's laws I did not comply
And it made me feel bad
When I swam. My parents taught me good
When I was swimming, when I was swimming,
My parents taught me good
When I swam
My parents taught me good
To stay away from the gates of hell
But I went against their will
When I swam. I held the Bible in my hands
When I was swimming, when I was swimming,
I held the Bible in my hands
When I swam
I held the Bible in my hands
I swear to God at his command
I buried her in the sand
When I swam. I killed William Moore
When I was swimming, when I was swimming.
I killed William Moore
When I swam
I killed William Moore
And left him in the blood
Off the coast
When I swam. I was sick and close to death
When I was swimming, when I was swimming,
I was sick and close to death
When I swam
I was sick and close to death
And I swore with every breath
Follow the path of truth and wisdom
When I swam. I thought I was dead
When I was swimming, when I was swimming
I thought I was dead
When I swam
I thought I was dead
And my sinful hours are over
But health soon returned
When I swam. My repentance has stopped
When I was swimming, when I was swimming.
My repentance has stopped
When I was swimming, when I was swimming.
My repentance has stopped
I soon forgot my vows
The curse became my destiny
When I swam. I tracked three ships from France ,
When I was swimming, when I was swimming.
I tracked three ships from France,
When I swam.
I tracked three ships from France,
For them, I planned everything in advance,
And took them thanks to the occasion,
When I swam. I tracked three ships from Spain ,
When I was swimming, when I was swimming.
I tracked three ships from Spain,
When I swam.
I tracked three ships from Spain,
And looted them for profit,
Killing a lot of those who were there,
When I swam. I had ninety gold bars
When I was swimming, when I was swimming.
I had ninety gold bars
When I swam.
I had ninety gold bars
And a lot of dollars
With unlimited wealth
When I swam. So they finally caught up with me,
When I was swimming, when I was swimming.
So they finally caught up with me,
When I was swimming, when I was swimming.
So they finally caught up with me,
And thrown into prison
And sentenced
When I sailed. Farewell to the raging ocean
I have to die, I have to die.
Farewell to the raging ocean
I must die, I must die
Farewell to the raging ocean
In Turkey, France, Spain,
I will never see you again
For I must die. For execution in the dock [2] ,
I have to go, I have to go.
To be executed in the dock,
I have to go, I have to go.
To be executed in the dock,
Under the gazes of thousands in the crowd
Where I still cause fear
I have to die Come all, young and old,
See me die. Watch me die.
Come all, young and old,
See me die. Watch me die.
Come all, young and old,
You are attracted to my gold
Because of which I lost my soul
And must die. Draw conclusions from my misfortune
For which I must die, for which I must die.
Draw conclusions from my misfortune
For which I must die, for which I must die.
Draw conclusions from my misfortune
And avoid the bad companies
Otherwise, go to hell with me
Because I have to die.
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