A LOFTY ship from Salcombe came,
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;
She had golden trucks that shone like flame,
On the bonny coasts of Barbary.

" Masthead, masthead, " the captains hail,
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;
" Look out and round; d' ye see a sail? "
On the bonny coasts of Barbary.

" There's a ship what looms like Beachy Head, "
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;
" Her banner aloft it blows out red, "
On the bonny coasts of Barbary.

" Oh, ship ahoy, and where do you steer? "
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;
" Are you man-of-war, or privateer? "
On the bonny coasts of Barbary.

" I am neither one of the two, " said she,
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;
" I'm a pirate, looking for my fee, "
On the bonny coasts of Barbary.

" I'm a jolly pirate, out for gold: "
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;
" I will rummage through your after hold, "
On the bonny coasts of Barbary.

The grumbling guns they flashed and roared,
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;
Till the pirate's mast went overboard,
On the bonny coasts of Barbary.

They fired shot till the pirate's deck,
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;
Was blood and spars and broken wreck,
On the bonny coasts of Barbary.

" O do not haul the red flag down, "
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;
" O keep all fast until we drown, "
On the bonny coasts of Barbary.

They called for cans of wine, and drank,
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;
They sang their songs until she sank,
On the bonny coasts of Barbary.

Now let us brew good cans of flip,
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;
And drink a bowl to the Salcombe ship,
On the bonny coasts of Barbary.

And drink a bowl to the lad of fame,
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we;
Who put the pirate ship to shame,
On the bonny coasts of Barbary.