traditional, High Barbaree (American version… (1795/1815)
“ A-sailing down all on the coasts of High Barbaree. “Then hail her!” our captain he called all aside, Blow high ! Blow low ! and so sailed we. “O are you a pirate or a man o'war?” he cried, A-sailing down all on the coasts of High Barbaree. O are you a pirate or man o'war? cried we Blow high! Blow low! and so sailed we. O no! I'm not a pirate, but a man o'war, cried he, A-sailing down all on the coasts of High Barbaree. ”
