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Captain, said ſhe you muſt and can,
With ſpeed help me to ſuch a man.
With ſpeed help me to ſuch a man.
In St. Helens this young man died,
And in St. Helens is his body laid.
Captain, ſaid ſhe, do not ſay ſo,
For he is in your ſhip below.
And in St. Helens is his body laid.
Captain, ſaid ſhe, do not ſay ſo,
For he is in your ſhip below.
And if you ſtand in his defence,
A mighty ſtorm I will ſend hence,
Will cauſe you and your men to weep.
And leave you ſleeping in the deep.
A mighty ſtorm I will ſend hence,
Will cauſe you and your men to weep.
And leave you ſleeping in the deep.
From the deck did the Captain go,
And brought this young man to his foe:
O him ſhe fix'd' her eyes ſo grim,
Which made him tremble every limb:
And brought this young man to his foe:
O him ſhe fix'd' her eyes ſo grim,
Which made him tremble every limb:
It was well known I was a maid,
When firſt by you I was betray'd,
I am a ſpirit come for you,
You beguil'd me once but I have you how.
When firſt by you I was betray'd,
I am a ſpirit come for you,
You beguil'd me once but I have you how.
For to preſerve both ſhip and men,
Into the boat they forced him;
The boat funk in a flaſh of fire!
Which made the ſailors all admire!
Into the boat they forced him;
The boat funk in a flaſh of fire!
Which made the ſailors all admire!
