When I was a nipper
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I boarded a clipper
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Sailed the seas as a goods importer, oh!
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Edward Teach is my name
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But I earned my fame
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As Blackbeard the pirate of the water, oh!
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Was a jolly chap
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With a jaunty cap
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Always gave my crew good quarter, oh!
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But I'm best known for
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Blood and guts and gore
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And a vicious reign of murdering and slaughter, oh!
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Best known for
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Blood and guts and gore
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And a vicious reign of murdering and slaughter, oh!
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Left my home in Bristol
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With a sword and pistol
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Bid a fond farewell
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To old Blighty, oh!
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What my enemies feared
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Was my thick, black beard
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Which I always enjoyed
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Setting light to, oh!
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Once I had a thing
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For a captive's lovely ring
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That shone like a jewel in the nighty, oh!
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When the man said no
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I just said 'Oh! '
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And chopped off his hand and said 'Rightio! '
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Man said no
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He said 'Oh! '
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Chopped off his hand and said 'Rightio! '
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Oh, I love to sail the ocean
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With my flag that inspired emotion
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With it's smiling pile of skull and bones
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Smashing hearts with a violent stabbing motion
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And I love to escape detection
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And to win my crew's affection
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Which was nothing to do with the twelve guns he wore
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On his belt that were for protection
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I was awfully nice
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But I had the odd vice
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Which occasionally caused a commotion
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The thing that I'd do
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Was shoot members of my crew
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If they didn't show enough devotion
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The thing he'd do
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Was shoot members of the crew
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If they didn't show enough devotion
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Once when very irate
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I shot my first mate, Israel Hans
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For a bit of pleasure, oh!
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And when my debt's crew
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Killed half of my crew
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To increase my share of the treasure, oh!
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Was doing well then
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Seemed to run out of men
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My captives boarded at their leisure, oh!
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Smoked me dead
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Then cut off my head
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And displayed it on my mast for good measure, oh!
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Smoked him dead
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Chopped off his head
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Displayed it on the mast for good measure, oh!
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Blackbeard's Song
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Horrible Histories |