Bold Pirates (II), The

DESCRIPTION: "Still pirates bold, we'll be, boys, Upon the chainless sea, boys, We'll rove and plunder free, boys, Beneath our sky-blue flag. All dangers still we dare.. True to our guns we'll stand, boys, And ere they shall command, We'll sink with our sea-blue flag"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: c. 1845 (The Buccaneer Songster, according to Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs)
KEYWORDS: pirate freedom ship death
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs 65, "The Bold Pirates" (1 text, 1 tune; #39 in the first edition)
Roud #V36787
File: FrPi065

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