Perhaps someone can fill in the few missing words in this humorous pirate ballad (the Irish win, of course, of course!).

Lyr. Add: CAPTAIN COLSTON or, The Pirate Ship

You inhabitants of Ireland, your yoes stout and brave,
That do intend to cross the sea your country to leave,
Come join with Captain Colston and h---- hero stout and bold,
That fought his way all on the ---------------thever
From the 11th to the 20th we sailed upon the sea,
For ten long days in pleasure bound for America
The captain and his lady they came on deck each day
To crown our hearts with merriment whilst sailing on the sea.

The weather was as charming as e'er you saw,
For 16 days in pleasure we never thought on before,
We sailed away from Liverpool, the weather it was fine,
All bound for New York City it was our whole design,
The number of our passengers was 162,
They were all teetotalers except one or two,
We shoved about the lemonade to nourish us on the sea,
And Father Marhew's medals we brought to America.

When our merrinent was over and going to bed that night,
Our Captain he went on board to see if all was right,
He said brave boys do not go down, you need not think of sleep.
For in a few hours you'll be slumbering in the deep,
Outspoke Captain Colston unto his jovial crew,
Prepare yourselves for battle, you've nothing else to do,
The pirate ship is coming down from the western sea,
To rob us of our property going to America.

When the pirate ship came up to us they ordered us to stand,
Your gold and precious loading this moment I demand,
Your gold and precious loading resign to me this day
Or not one soul you'll ever bring unto America,
Out spoke captain Colston that stood stout and bold,
It's on the deep we all will sleep before we are controlled,
The battle it did then commence, the blood in streams did flow,
But undaunted was the passengers who did the Pirate (Pilate) overthrow.

There was a young man on the deck with his true love by his side,
With courage bold they fought their way all on the bulwark side,
She said my gallant heroes I'll shortly end the strife,
And with a pistol ball she took the Pirate Captain's life,
The cries of women and children while in the hold they lay,
While our Captain and his passengers they showed them Irish play,
With courage bold they went on board the pirate ship that day,
Our Irish boys gave three loud cheers for America.

Now to conclude and make an end, the truth I'd like to tell you,
Not a soul was lost excepting one or two,
The pirate's ship surrendered just by the break of day
And we brought her as a prisoned unto America.

Bodleian Ballads, Firth b25(41/42), 1867, Dublin, W. Birmingham, 92, Thomas St., one of six ballads on sheet.
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