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The Devil's Son

from Pirates' Gold by The Jolly Rogers

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His name was Teach when he came to Carolina.
Like a man possessed he scoured the sea,
And the Devil called him son! <Blackbeard!>
Teach; the demon on the sea!
Run, you sailors, run!
With a beard of flame and a heart of ice,
Blackbeard, the Devil’s son!
He shot his first mate in the hold one day,
He said, “I don‟t give a damn!”
If I don‟t kill someone now and then,
You‟ll forget who I am! <Blackbeard!>
He married a girl of fifteen years
Named Liza.
From across the town, they heard her screams,
As he took her maidenhead! <Blackbeard!>
[CHORUS]
Governor Spotswood cried, “I‟ll rid the world
Of Blackbeard!”
One hundred pounds will buy his head,
And Hell can have his soul! <Blackbeard!>
From Portsmouth town there came a man
Named Maynard.
He did not come to save their lives,
He came for bounty money! <Blackbeard!>
[CHORUS]
Teach met his fate off the shore
Of Carolina.
A challenge rang across the waves,
“You‟ll dance with death today!” <Blackbeard!>
Sabers bit, and bullets flew,
As the ships drew side by side.
Blackbeard screamed like a cannons‟ roar,
“It‟s a damn good day to die!” <Blackbeard!>
[CHORUS]
An axe, a sword, a bullets burn,
Blackbeard stood them all.
He spat at his killers through broken teeth,
“You‟ll never take me alive!” <Blackbeard!>
Now Teach is gone, and the seas
Are safe today.
But down in Hell, the Devil‟s laughing,
„Cause Blackbeard‟s‟ home to stay! <Blackbeard!>
[CHORUS]

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from Pirates' Gold, released September 1, 1997

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The Jolly Rogers Kansas City, Missouri

Pirates before pirates were cool. The Jolly Rogers were born as the Earth still cooled, waaaay back in 1991. Bringing maritime music, sea shanties, drinking and bawdy songs to audiences before pirates were all the rage, they've been a main stage act at venues across America and Europe. ... more

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