My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed as I sailed My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed My name is Captain Kidd, God's laws I did forbid And most wickedly I did as I sailed as I sailed Most 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 left him in his gore Thirty leagues away from shore as I sailed as I sailed Thirty leagues away from shore as I sailed And being crueler still as I sailed as I sailed And being crueler still as I sailed And being crueler still, the gunner I did kill And his precious blood did spill as I sailed as I sailed His precious blood did spill as I sailed I was sick and nigh to death as I sailed as I sailed I was sick and nigh to death as I sailed I was sick and nigh to death and I vowed at every breath To walk in wisdom's way as I sailed as I sailed To walk in wisdom's way as I sailed My repentance lasted not as I sailed as I sailed My repentance lasted not as I sailed My repentance lasted not my vow I soon forgot Damnation is my lot as I sailed as I sailed Damnation is my lot as I sailed To execution dock I must go I must go To execution dock I must go Oh, to execution dock, lay my head upon the block God's laws no more I'll mock as I sailed as I sailed God's laws no more I'll mock as I sailed My name was Captain Kidd as I sailed as I sailed My name was Captain Kidd as I sailed My name was Captain Kidd, God's laws I did forbid And most wickedly I did as I sailed as I sailed And most wickedly I did as I sailed