Coast Of High Barbary (CHORDS) by Joseph Arthur

[Verse 1]~
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There were two lofty ships,.. from old England came

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Blow high,.. blow low,.. and so sail we

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One was the Prince of Luther,.. and the other Prince of Wales

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Cruisin' down along the coast of High Barbary


[Verse 2]~
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"Aloft there,.. aloft,.." our jolly boatsman cried

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Blow high,.. blow low,.. and so sail we

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"Look ahead,.. look astern,.. look the weather,.. look a-lee"

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"Look down along the coast of High Barbary"


[Verse 3]~
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"There's naught upon the stern,.. there's naught upon the lee

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Blow high,.. blow low,.. and so sail we

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But there's a lofty ship to windward,.. and she's sailin' fast and free"

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Down along the coast of High Barbary


[Verse 4]~
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"Oh hail her,.. oh hail her,.." our gallant captain cried

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Blow high,.. blow low,.. and so sail we

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"Are you a man of war,.. a privateer,.. a merchant ship..?,.." said he

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Cruisin' down along the coast of High Barbary


[Verse 5]~
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"I am not a man of war,.. a privateer,.." said he

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Blow high,.. blow low,.. and so sail we

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"But I'm a salt sea pirate,.. a-looking for my fee"

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Down along the coast of High Barbary


[Verse 6]~
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For broadside,.. for broadside,.. a long time we lay

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Blow high,.. blow low,.. and so sail we

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Until the Prince of Luther shot the pirate's mast away

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Down along the coast of High Barbary


[Verse 7]~
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"For quarter,.. for quarter,.." the pirates they did cry

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Blow high,.. blow low,.. and so sail we

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But the answer that we gave them we sunk them in the sea

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Cruisin' down along the coast of High Barbary

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Cruisin' down along the coast of High Barbary

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Cruisin' down along the coast of High Barbary