My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd and God's laws I did forbid
And most wickedly I did as I sailed

My father taught me well to shun the gates of Hell
But against him I rebelled as I sailed
He shoved a bible in my hand but I left it in the sand
As I pulled away from land as I sailed

My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd and God's laws I did forbid
And most wickedly I did as I sailed

I murdered William Moore and I left him in his gore
Twenty leagues away from shore as I sailed
And being crueler still, the gunner I did kill
Oh his precious blood did spill as I sailed

My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd and God's laws I did forbid
And most wickedly I did as I sailed

I was sick and nigh to death and I vowed at every breath
To walk in Wisdom's path as I sailed
But my repentance lasted not and my vows I soon forgot
Damnation is my lot as I sailed

My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd and God's laws I did forbid
And most wickedly I did as I sailed

To the execution dock, lay my head upon the block
The laws no more I'll mock as I sailed
So take warning here and heed to shun bad company
Or you'll find yourself like me as I sailed

My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd and God's laws I did forbid
And most wickedly I did as I sailed