Villainy Rewarded, or The Pirate's Last Farewell to the World

DESCRIPTION: "Well may the world against us cry, for these our deeds most base, For which, alas, we now must die." The singer and his comrades stole a ship and turn pirate. They had much success, but at last "are unto justice brought." Other pirates are warned
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1907 (Firth)
KEYWORDS: pirate ship robbery punishment execution death
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Frank-NewBookOfPirateSongs 13, "Villainy Rewarded, or The Pirate's Last Farewell to the World" (1 text, 1 tune, from separate sources; #13 in the first edition)
ADDITIONAL: C. H. Firth, _Publications of the Navy Records Society_ , 1907 (available on Google Books), p. 133, "Villany Rewarded; or, The Pirate's Last Farewel to the World" (1 text)
Roud #V12203
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Russel's Farewel" (tune, according to Firth)
NOTES [45 words]: The fourth verse of Frank's text mentions that the pirates robbed the "Gunsway." This is almost the only proper name in the entire piece. The "Gunsway" was one of the ships taken by Henry Every. The headnote in Firth refers also the song to the crew of Captain Every.- RBW
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