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The Waterford Sea Captain

from The Flowing Bowl by Rakish

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To a New York trader I did belong,
She was fit for sea both stout and strong;
Well manned, well rigged, well built for sea,
She was bound for New York and Amerikay.

On the fourth of March we did set sail,
All on that sweet and pleasant gale;
Our hearts undaunted we set for sea,
Bound for New York and Amerikay.

Our cruel captain as we did find,
Left half our provisions behind;
Our cruel captain, you'll understand,
Meant to starve us all 'fore we reach the land.

As our captain there in his cabin lay,
A voice came to him and this did say,
"Prepare yourself and ship's company
For tomorrow night you must lie with me."

Our captain woke in a terrible fright,
It being the first watch of the night;
And loud for his bosun he did call,
And to him related his secrets all.

"Ah, sin," says he, "It grieves me heart
To think I've acted the villain's part,
To take what was not my lawful due,
For to starve the passengers and ship's crew."

"There is one more thing I have to tell,
When I in Waterford Town did dwell,
I killed my master, a merchant there,
All for the sake of his lady fair."

"I killed me wife and our children three
All for that cursèd jealousy;
And on my servant I laid the blame,
And hung was he all in grief and shame."

"Ah, Captain, Captain, if that be so,
Pray let none of the ship's crew know,
But keep the secret all in your breast
And pray the Lord he may grant you rest."

The very next morning a storm did rise
Which caused our seamen much surprise;
The seas came over both fore and aft
Till scarce one man on deck was left.

And then the bosun he did declare
The captain was a murderer;
This so enraged the whole ship's crew
They overboard our captain threw.

All of a sudden a calm was there,
Our battered ship onward did steer;
The winds abated and calmed the sea,
And we sailed on for Amerikay.

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from The Flowing Bowl, released July 3, 2020

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Rakish is a duo formed in Edinburgh in 2018 and now based in Edinburgh and West Cork, Ireland. It is made up of Gavin McCabe and Kayne Coy.

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