Ballad Of William Kidd

[Intro 1]
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[Intro 2]
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[Pre-Verse]
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[Verse 1]
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   He was born at the shore of
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Greenhock in the year sixteen fortyfive
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Ran away at the age of fourteen,
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To flee from his soulkilling life
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He signed on to sail the wildwinds But
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he worked down
His hands and his knees
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He    stood his test on the waters, So
they said
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"He was bred to the sea"
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In

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[Verse 2]
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   sixteen ninetyseven, The
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"Adventurer..."
Was setting its sails
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With    the letter of marque
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And reprisal, Kidd
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Was prepared for his trail
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They   sailed the sea with
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The mission, to hunt down
"Tew" and "Long Ben"
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A    serious riot was rising, So
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Kidd struck down
One of his men
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And he died! Blue

[Chorus]
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blooded men
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They fell from grace
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Piranhas eating their own
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They    sacrificed at the altar of lies
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So fate took its course
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In the ballad of William  Kidd

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The
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   "Adventurer..." returned

[Verse 3]
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To her hometown, Kidd
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was forced to defence
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They    charged him with
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Looting and murder his
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Patrons and generous friends
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He'd   left his crew at
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St. Thomas, to guard
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His honour from shame
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But    the lords they lied like
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A trooper, not to lose
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Their own heads in the game

[Chorus]
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Blue_blooded men
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They fell from grace
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Piranhas eating their own
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They    sacrificed at the altar of lies
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So fate took its course
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In the ballad of William  Kidd

[Bridge]
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The
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         lords testified,
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Their unholy lies, to
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Save their own heads
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From the gallows They
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sacrificed Kidd,
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They took him for
A ride that
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Conspiratorial fellows They

[Solo]
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[Interlude 1]
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[Bridge]
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   judged him and they

[Verse 4]
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Found him guilty of piracy
Of the high seas
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Betraying men of honour,
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You know lie and
Cheat as they please
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A    case of judicial murder Caused
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the death of a seafaring man
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Slan__derous bunch of liars, To
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hell your souls will be damned

[Chorus]
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Blue_blooded men
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They fell from grace
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Piranhas eating their own
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They    sacrificed at the altar of lies
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So fate took its portentous course.
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What a shame!
In the ballad of William Kidd

[Interlude 2]
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[Outro]
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[Fade Out]
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