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RUNNING WILD lyrics : "Ballad Of William Kidd"

[Rolf Kasparek]

He was born at the shore of Greenhock in the year 1645

Ran away at the age of fourteen, to flee from his soul-killing
life
He signed on to sail the wild-winds

But he worked down his hands and his knees
He stood his test on the waters, so they said "He was bred to
the sea"


In 1697, the "Adventurer..." was setting its sails
With the letter of marque and reprisal, Kidd was prepared for

his trail
They sailed the sea with the mission, to hunt down "Tew" and
"Long Ben"

A serious riot was rising, so Kidd struck down one of his men
And he died!


Blue-blooded men they fell from grace
Piranhas eating their own
They sacrificed at the altar of lies

So fate took its course in the ballad of William Kidd

The "Adventurer..." returned to her hometown, Kidd was forced to

defence
They charged him with looting and murder his patrons and
generous friends

He'd left his crew at St. Thomas, to guard his honour from
shame
But the lords they lied like a trooper, not to lose their own

heads in the game

Blue-blooded men they fell from grace

Piranhas eating their own
They sacrificed at the altar of lies
So fate took its course in the ballad of William Kidd


The lords testified, their unholy lies, to save their own heads
from the gallows

They sacrificed Kidd, they took him for a ride that
conspiratorial fellows


They judged him and they found him guilty of piracy of the high
seas
Betraying men of honour, you know lie and cheat as they

please
A case of judicial murder caused the death of a seafaring man
Slanderous bunch of liars, to hell your souls will be damned


Blue-blooded men they fell from grace
Piranhas eating their own

They sacrificed at the altar of lies
So fate took its portentous course. What a shame!
In the ballad of William Kidd


[Dedicated to the memory of William Kidd]

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