I ran across this thread TOTALLY by accident. I won't bore you with details, but it started a few minutes ago when I saw the word "linger," which made me think of the song "Linger." We sang both Linger and Barges at Camp Washashe (Girl Scout camp) in Bartlesville, Oklahoma in the mid-60's to early 70's. I loved both of those songs (what is it about the melancholy ones that gets to me, I wonder?)

Anyway, the reason I felt moved to comment is that the version that we sang was a slight variation that I haven't seen here. Instead of "Do you fight with pirates brave and bold," we sang, "Have you fought with pirates brave and bold?" I'm sure it's just because it's the version I learned, but I like that better.