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The Pirate Ward

from Pirates' Gold by The Jolly Rogers

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Come all you gallant seamen bold,
All you that march to drum,
And listen here of Captain Ward,
who far out to sea he robbed;
He is the biggest robber
That ever you did hear,
There's not been such a robber found
In about a hundred years.
A ship was sailing from the east
And going to the west,
Loaded with silks and satins
And velvets of the best,
But meet it did with Captain Ward,
It was a sad meeting;
He robbed them of their wealth and store
And bid them tell their king.
O then the king provided a ship of noble fame,
She's called the "Royal Rainbow,"
If you would know her name;
She was as well provided for
As any ship could be,
Full thirteen hundred men on board
To fill her company.
With that the gallant "Rainbow"
She shot out of her pride,
Full fifty gallant brass shot
Charged on every side.
All these gallant shooters,
Prevailed not a pin.
For they were brass on the outside,
While Ward was steel within.
"Shoot on, shoot on," cried Captain Ward,
"Your sport well pleases me,
“And he who first gives over,
“Shall yield unto the sea!”
It was then that Captain Ward he fired,
And fired and fired, again.
„Till six and sixty of his foes,
All on the deck lay slain.
Then Ward swung about,
To give the Rainbow trial.
His cannon fired broadsides,
That set the deck afire.
The fury of his bold attack,
Rent their mast in two.
And the beaten men when overboard,
All in to the briney blue.
Soon the rainbow sank from sight,
And her men swam away.
They clung to planks and wooden spars,
As Ward turned to say:
"Go home, go home," cried Captain Ward,
"And tell your king from me,
“Though he‟ll reign king on all dry land,
“I‟ll reign king on sea!"

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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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