My name was William Kidd, as I sailed as I sailed
My name was William Kidd as I sailed
My name was William Kidd and God's laws I did forbid
and so wickedly I did as I sailed

I murdered William Moore, as I sailed as I sailed
I murdered William Moore as I sailed
I murdered William Moore and I laid him in his Gore

I was sick and nigh to death
and I vowed at every breath
for to walk in wisdoms path

My repentance lessened not, as I sailed as I sailed
My repentance lessened not as I sailed
My repentance lessened not and my vows I soon forgot
and damnation was my just lot

I spied three ships from Spain, as I sailed as I saild
I spied three ships from Spain as I sailed
I spied three ships from Spain and I fired on them a main
and most of them I slain

I spied three ships from France
and to them I did advance
and I took them all by chance

Then fourteen ships I saw, as I sailed as I sailed
Fourteen ships I saw as I sailed
Fourteen ships I saw and by my hand they did fall

Overtaken now at last
and into prison cast
and sentence being past

Come all you young and old see me die, see me die
Come all you young and old see me die
You are welcome to my goal and by it I've lost my soul
I must die

I had ninety bars of gold, as I sailed as I sailed
I had ninety bars of gold as I sailed
I had ninety bars of gold and riches uncontrolled
and the dollars many fold

Farewell the raging main, I must die I must die
Farewell the raging main, farewell the raging main
To Turkey, France and Spain I never shall see again