Captain Kidd - The Hudson River Ramblers

William Kidd, also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd (c. 1655 – 23 May 1701),[1] was a Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd

Jonathan Kruk and Rich Bala perform as "The Hudson River Ramblers" entertaining and educational programs for schools, libraries, historic sites.
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CAPTAIN KIDD - LYRICS

My name is Captain Kidd
As I sailed, as I sailed
Oh my name is Captain Kidd as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd
And God's laws I did forbid
And most wickedly I did as I sailed

I murdered William Moore
As I sailed, as I sailed
I murdered William Moore as I sailed
Oh I murdered William Moore
And I left him in his gore
More than thirty leagues from shore as I sailed
And being crueler still,
As I sailed, as I sailed
And being crueler still,
As I sailed
Oh being crueler still,  the gunner did I kill
All his precious blood did spill
As I sailed, as I sailed

I steered from sound to sound
As I sailed, As I sailed
I steered from sound to sound
As I sailed
Oh I steered from sound to sound
Any many ships I found
And many men I drowned
As I sailed, As I sailed

I spied three ships from France
As I sailed, As I sailed
I spied three ships from France
As I sailed
Well I spied three ships from France
And on them did advance
And I took them all by chance
As I sailed, As I sailed

Well I spied three ships from Spain
As I sailed, As I sailed
I spied three ships from Spain
As I sailed
Oh I spied three ships from Spain
And I set them all aflame
Until all on board were slain
As I sailed, As I sailed

Then overtook at last,
I must die, I must die
Then overtook at last,
I must die
Well when overtook at last
Into prison I was cast
And my sentence it was cast
I must die, I must die

Well to the execution dock
I must go, I must go
Well to the execution dock
I must go
Well to the execution dock
Lay me head upon the block
God’s laws no more I'll mock
As I sail, As I sail

Well my name is Captain Kidd
As I sailed, As I sailed
Well my name is Captain Kidd
As I sailed
Well my name is Captain Kidd
God’s laws I did forbid
And most wickedly I did
As I sailed, As I sailed

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Thanks to HRMM volunteer Mark Heller for sharing his knowledge of Hudson River music history for this series.

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