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The Coast Of High Barbary

from A Life Spent Staring At Chairs by Paul Carbuncle

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There were two lofty ships from old England set sail
(Blow high, blow low, and so sail we!)
One was the Prince of Luther and the other Prince of Wales
Cruising down the coast of High Barbary

“Aloft there, aloft there!” our jolly bosun cried
(Blow high, blow low, and so sail we!)
“Look ahead, look astern, look a-windward, look a-lee!”
Cruising down the coast of High Barbary

“Oh, there’s nothing to the stern, sir, and nothing to the lee
(Blow high, blow low, and so sail we!)
But there’s a lofty ship to windward and she’s sailing fast and free
Cruising down the coast of High Barbary”

“Ahoy there, ahoy there!” our gallant captain cried
(Blow high, blow low, and so sail we!)
“Are you a man-o-war or a privateer?” cried he
Cruising down the coast of High Barbary

“No I am not a man-o-war nor privateer,” said he
(Blow high, blow low, and so sail we!)
“But I’m a salt-sea pirate and I’m looking for my fee
Cruising down the coast of High Barbary!”

Now broadside to broadside a long time we lay
(Blow high, blow low, and so sail we!)
Until the Prince of Luther blew the pirate’s mast away
Cruising down the coast of High Barbary

“Oh quarter, oh quarter!” the pirates then did cry
(Blow high, blow low, and so sail we!)
But the quarter that we gave ’em was to sink ’em in the sea
Cruising down the coast of High Barbary
Cruising down the coast of High Barbary

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from A Life Spent Staring At Chairs, released April 9, 2018
Traditional song, arranged by Paul Carbuncle.

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