High Barbary (abridged)

There were two lofty ships, from old England came

Blow high, blow low, and so sail we

One was the Prince of Luther, the other was Prince of Wales

Down along the coast of High Barbary

Look ahead, look astern, look a weather look a-lee

Blow high, blow low and so sail we

There's a lofty ship to wind'ard, an' she's sailin' fast and free

Down along the coast of High Barbary

Oh are you a man-o-war or privateer, cried he

Blow high, blow low and so sail we

No I’m a salt sea pirate, and I’m looking for my fee

Down along the coast of High Barbary

With Broadside and broadside, a long time we lay

Blow high, blow low and so sail we

Until the Prince of Luther shot the pirate's mast away

Down along the coast of High Barbary

Oh with cutlass and guns oh we fought for hours three

Blow high, blow low and so sail we

The ship it was their coffin the grave it was the sea

Down along the coast of High Barbary

Give us quarter, give us quarter, oh the dying pirates cried

Blow high, blow low and so sail we

But the quarter that we gave them, was to sink them in the tide

Down along the coast of High Barbary