My name is Captain Kid, who has sail' [who has sail'd], My name is Captain Kid, who has sail'd; My name is Captain Kid. What the laws did still forbid Unluckily I did while I sail'd [while I sailed, etc.]. Upon the ocean wide, when I sail'd, etc., Upon the ocean wide, when I sail'd, Upon the ocean wide I robbed on every side, With most ambitious pride, when I sail'd. My faults I will display while I sail'd, etc., My faults I will display while I sail'd; My faults I will display, Committed day by day [_A line lost._] Many long leagues from shore when I sail'd, etc., Many long leagues from shore when I sail'd, Many long leagues from shore I murdered William More, And laid him in his gore, when I sail'd, Because a word he spoke when I sail'd, etc., Because a word he spoke when I sail'd, Because a word he spoke, I with a bucket broke His scull at one sad stroke, while I sail'd.[2] I struck with a good will when I sail'd, etc., I struck with a good will when I sail'd; I struck with a good will, And did a gunner kill As being cruel still when I sail'd. A Quida merchant[3] then while I sail'd, etc., A Quida merchant then while I sail'd, A Quida merchant then I robbed of hundreds ten, Assisted by my men, while I sailed. A banker's ship of France,[4] while I sailed, etc., A banker's ship of France, while I sailed, A banker's ship of France Before us did advance: I seized her by chance, while I sailed. Full fourteen ships I see when I sailed, etc., Full fourteen ships I see when I sailed; Full fourteen ships I see, Merchants of high degree; They were too hard for me when I sailed.[5] We steered from sound to sound while we sailed, We steered from sound to sound while we sailed; We steered from sound to sound, A Moorish ship we found; Her men we stript and bound while we sailed. Upon the ocean seas while we sailed, etc., Upon the ocean seas while we sailed, Upon the ocean seas A warlike Portuguese In sport did us displease, while we sailed. At famous Malabar when we sailed, etc., At famous Malabar when we sailed, At famous Malabar We went ashore, each tar, And robbed the natives there, when we sailed. Then after this we chased, while we sailed, Then after this we chased, while we sailed, Then after this we chased A rich Armenian, graced With wealth, which we embraced, while we sailed. Many Moorish ships we took while we sailed, Many Moorish ships we took while we sailed, Many Moorish ships we took; We did still for plunder look; All conscience we forsook while we sailed.