Great Big Sea Captain Kidd Lyrics

Captain Kidd Lyrics

My name is Captain Kidd 

As I sailed, as I sailed 

Oh, my name is Captain Kidd 

As I sailed 

My name is Captain Kidd 

And God's law's I did forbid 

And most wickedly I did 

As I sailed 



My father taught me well 

To shun the gates of hell 

But against him I rebelled 

As I sailed 

He shoved the Bible in my hand 

But I left it in the sand 

And I pulled away from land 

As I sailed 



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I murdered William Moore 

And I left him in his gore 

Many leagues away from shore 

As I sailed 

And being crueler still 

The gunner I did kill 

Oh, his prescious blood did spill 

As I sailed 



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I was sick and nigh to death 

And I vowed at every breath 

Oh, to walk in wisdom's path 

As I sailed 

But my repentance lasted not 

My vows I soon forgot 

Oh, damnation is my lot 

As I sailed 



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To the Execution Dock 

Lay my head upon the block 

Alas no more I'll mock 

As I sailed 

So take warning here and heed 

And shun bad company 

Or you'll wind up lust like me 

As I sailed 



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