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CAPTAIN WARD |
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THE SEAMANS SONG OF CAPTAIN WARD, THE FAMOUS PYRATE OF THE WORLD, AND AN ENGLISH-MAN BORN.
Tune, The Kings going to Bulloign.
Gallants, you must understand,
Captain Ward of England, A pyrate and a rover on the sea,
Of late a simple fisherman
In the merrry town of Feversham, Grows famous in the world now every day.
From the Bay of Plimouth
Sayled he towards the south, With many more of courage and of might;
Christian princes have but few
Such seamen, if that he were true, And would but for his King and country fight.
Lusty Ward adventurously
In the Straights of Barbary Did make the Turkish gallyes for to shake.
Bouncing cannons fiery hot
Spared not the Turks one jot, But of their lives great slaughter he did make.
The islanders of Malta,
With argosies upon the sea, Most proudly braved Ward unto his face
But soon their pride was overthrown,
And their treasures made his own, And all their men brought to a wofull case.
The wealthy ships of Venice • Afforded him great riches; Both gold and silver won he by his sword.
Stately Spain and Portugal
Against him dare not bear up sail, But gave him all the title of a lord. |
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