High Barbary

Bm A Bm D Bm A G F#m Bm D Em7 Bm A Bm There were two lofty ships from old England come D Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we Bm A G F#m One was the Prince of Luther and the other Prince of Wales Bm D Em7 Bm All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary A Bm "Aloft there! Aloft there!", our bully bosun cried D Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we Bm A G F#m Look ahead, look astern, look to weather and alee Bm D Em7 Bm All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary A Bm "There's naught upon our stern, sir, there's naught upon our lee" D Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we Bm A G F#m "But there's a lofty ship to windward and she's sailing fast and free" Bm D Em7 Bm All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary A Bm "Then hail her! Oh, hail her!", our gallant captain cried D Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we Bm A G F#m "Are you a man-of-war or a privateer?" cried he Bm D Em7 Bm All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary A Bm "Oh no, I'm not a man-o'-war nor privateer", cried he D Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we Bm A G F#m "But I'm a salty pirate all a-looking for my fee" Bm D Em7 Bm All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary A Bm Then broadside and broadside, a long time they lay D Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we Bm A G F#m 'Til at last the Prince of Luther shot the pirates' mast away Bm D Em7 Bm All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary A Bm With cutlass and gun, well, we fought for hours three D Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we Bm A G F#m The ship it was their coffin and their grave it was the sea Bm D Em7 Bm All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary A Bm "Oh quarter! Oh, quarter!", those pirates they did cry D Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we Bm A G F#m But the quarter that we give 'em was to sink 'em in the sea Bm D Em7 Bm All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary A Bm There were two lofty ships from old England come D Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we Bm A G F#m One was the Prince of Luther and the other Prince of Wales Bm D Em7 Bm All a-cruising down the coast of the High Barbary