Vampire, The (A Pirate Song)

DESCRIPTION: "Creeping round a headland as the sun was brightly rising... A raking pirate schooner... Her captain walked the quarterdeck where quarter ne'er was granted." He shows no mercy -- dead men tell no tales -- but he and his crew are taken and hung
AUTHOR: Words: "Henry Martingale" / Music: Michael Watson (1840-1889) (source: Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs)
EARLIEST DATE: c. 1889 (sheet music, according to Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs)
KEYWORDS: pirate execution homicide navy
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs 62, "The Vampire (A Pirate Song)" (1 text, 1 tune; #34 in the first edition)
Roud #V30419
File: FrPi062

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