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