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The Bold Princess Royal
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Luke Kelly
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On the fifteenth of February we sailed from the land On the bold Princess Royal bound for Newfoundland We had fifty brave seamen for ship’s company As bound from the East, boys, to the Westward sailed we Well, we had not been sailing scarce days two or three When a man from our masthead strange sails he did see She come bearing down on us for to see what we were And under his mizzen black colors he wore "Oh Lord!" cried our captain, "What shall we do now? Here comes a bold pirate to rob us, I know." "Oh no!" cried our chief mate, "That ne'er shall be so We will let out our reef, boys, and from her we’ll go." Up comes this bold pirate and he hove alongside With a loud-speaking trumpet, “Whence come you?” he cried Our captain being up, me boys, and he answered him so: “We've come from fair London and we're bound for Peru.” “Come heave up your course sails and bring your ship through I have a long letter to send home by you.” “I will not heave my course sails nor bring my ship through It will be in some harbor, not alongside of you.” Well, he chased us to windward through all that long day He fired shots after but none made no way He fired shots after us but none could prevail And the bold Princess Royal soon showed them her tail “Good Lord!” cried our captain, “Now the pirate is gone Go you down to your grog, boys, go down, everyone Go you down to your grog, me boys, and be of good cheer While the bold Princess has sea-room, brave boys, never fear."
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