Pirates Bold and Brave

DESCRIPTION: "Pirates, bold and brave, are we, Who sail on the snowy crested sea"; the ship waits in ambush, then plunders "the foe." The singer loves the sailing, spending the gold, and the free life of a pirate
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: c. 1845 (The Pirate's Songster, according to Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs)
KEYWORDS: pirate ship fight gold
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs 73, "Pirates Bold and Brave" (1 text; #49 in the first edition)
Roud #V36788
File: FrPi073

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