High Barbary

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High Barbary traditional

Look ahead, look astern,
Look the weather in the lee
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we
I see a wreck to the windward
And a lofty ship to lee,
Sailing down the coast of High Barbary

Are you a pirate
Or a man-o-war? cried we
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we.
Oh no I'm not a pirate
But a man-o-war, cried he
Sailing down the coast of High Barbary

We'll haul up our topsails
And heave our vessel to
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we
For we have got some letters
To be carried home by you
Sailing down the coast of High Barbary

For broadside, for broadside
They fought all on the main
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we
Until at last the frigate
Shot the pirate's mast away
Sailing down the coast of High Barbary

With cutlass and gun,
We fought for hours three
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we
Their ship it was their coffin
And their grave it was the sea
Sailing down the coast of High Barbary

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from Grog, released March 14, 2015
Traditional, arranged by Grog and Ricard Ros
Steve: vocals, bouzouki, guitar
Antonio: cajón, percussion
Ricard: low whistle

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