Whydah Galley Songtext
Hey! Hey! Get Larbord tacks onboard!
The pale blue Boston moonlight paints my lonely cell
Coil the ropes on deck!
Tomorrow I might die, so I will my story tell
Round and tight they go!
A carpenter at sea, I set off to make my trade
Neatly stowed and clear!
Shipping out from London, I with the Whydah sailed
Up the riggin'!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey! Hey!
Crossing the Atlantic, I my conscience must have sold
Up main t'gallant sail!
For in the cargo hold We had chained five hundred souls
Pull with all you've got
In a new world colony, we our cargo put on sale
So heave, and up she goes!
Sailing back north east when the black sails caught our tail
Lash and carry!
The whydah galley twists and turns. Hey! Hey!
To England she Will not return. Hey! Hey! Hey!
Run aground in heavy fog. Hey! Hey!
Reefers gathering at Cape Cod. Hey! Hey! Hey!
The chase went on three days at end
The pirates on us steady gained
Captain ordered strike our flag
And Bellamy his price soon had
Soon all maties joined their crew
The whydah now the black flag flew
I would see my nail and saw
Forced to turn from land and law
We sailed up north for Newport raiding long the shore
Prepare to come about!
Many were the ship-crews that fell victim in this war
About! Ready on your mark!
'Til near the coast of Chatham, the fog came rolling in
Brace and hold her fast!
And in the milky white we felt the hull give in
Heave and carry!
The whydah galley twists and turns. Hey! Hey!
To England she Will not return. Hey! Hey! Hey!
Run aground in heavy fog. Hey! Hey!
Reefers gathering at Cape Cod. Hey! Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey! Hey!
We struck a bank, then all went fast
The gales had grabbed and snapped our mast
List to port her cannons rolled
The waves then took us fierce and cold
With all my strength I swam ashore
The crew but two were all done for
Come next day a small detail
Of redcoats brought us straight to jail
The pale blue Boston moonlight paints my lonely cell
Coil the ropes on deck!
Tomorrow I might die, so I will my story tell
Round and tight they go!
A carpenter at sea, I set off to make my trade
Neatly stowed and clear!
Shipping out from London, I with the Whydah sailed
Up the riggin'!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey! Hey!
Crossing the Atlantic, I my conscience must have sold
Up main t'gallant sail!
For in the cargo hold We had chained five hundred souls
Pull with all you've got
In a new world colony, we our cargo put on sale
So heave, and up she goes!
Sailing back north east when the black sails caught our tail
Lash and carry!
The whydah galley twists and turns. Hey! Hey!
To England she Will not return. Hey! Hey! Hey!
Run aground in heavy fog. Hey! Hey!
Reefers gathering at Cape Cod. Hey! Hey! Hey!
The chase went on three days at end
The pirates on us steady gained
Captain ordered strike our flag
And Bellamy his price soon had
Soon all maties joined their crew
The whydah now the black flag flew
I would see my nail and saw
Forced to turn from land and law
We sailed up north for Newport raiding long the shore
Prepare to come about!
Many were the ship-crews that fell victim in this war
About! Ready on your mark!
'Til near the coast of Chatham, the fog came rolling in
Brace and hold her fast!
And in the milky white we felt the hull give in
Heave and carry!
The whydah galley twists and turns. Hey! Hey!
To England she Will not return. Hey! Hey! Hey!
Run aground in heavy fog. Hey! Hey!
Reefers gathering at Cape Cod. Hey! Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey!
Raj di daj di rajdi daa Hey! Hey! Hey!
We struck a bank, then all went fast
The gales had grabbed and snapped our mast
List to port her cannons rolled
The waves then took us fierce and cold
With all my strength I swam ashore
The crew but two were all done for
Come next day a small detail
Of redcoats brought us straight to jail
