Ben Dixen Music - High Barbary Lyrics

There were two lofty ships, that from old England came
Blow high, blow low
And so sailed we
One was the Prince of Luther, and the other Prince of Wales
Cruising down along the coast of the High Barbary
"Aloft there, aloft there," our jolly bosun cried
Blow high, blow low
And so sailed we
Look ahead, look astern, look a-weather, look a-lee
Cruising down along the coast of the High Barbary
There's naught upon the stern, there is naught on the lee
Blow high, blow low
And so sailed we
There's a lofty ship to windward, and she's sailing fast and free
Cruising down along the coast of the High Barbary
"Oh hail her, oh hail her," our gallant captain cried
Blow high, blow low
And so sailed we
"Are you a man-o-war, or a privateer?" cried he
Cruising down along the coast of the High Barbary
"I'm not a man-o-war, or privateer," said he
Blow high, blow low
And so sailed we
But I am a salt sea pirate, a-looking for me fee
Cruising down along the coast of the High Barbary
T ́was Broadside to broadside, a long time we lay
Blow high, blow low
And so sailed we
Until the Prince of Luther shot the pirate's mast away
Cruising down along the coast of the High Barbary
"Oh quarter, oh quarter," those pirates they did cry
Blow high, blow low
And so sailed we
But the quarter that we gave them
We sunk them in the sea
Cruising down along the coast of the High Barbary