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Captain Ward
Come all ye jolly sailors bold,
That live by luck of drum;
I'll tell you of rank robber,
N:w on the seas is come.
His name is called Captain Ward,
As you the truth shall lms hear;
For there's not been such a robber,
This hundred and fifty years.
He wrote a letter to our king,
On the fifth of January,
To see if he would take him in,
And all his company.
To see if he would accept of him,
And all his jolly sailors bdd;
And for a ramsom he would give,
Two thousand pounds in gold.
First he beguiled the wild Turks,
And thenthe king of Spain;
Pray how can he prove true to us,
When he proves false to them!
0 no, 0 no! Tnen said the king,
For no such things can be;
For he has been a rank robber,
And a robber on the sea.
0 then says Captain Ward my boys,
Let's put to sea ~ain;
And see what prizes we can find,
On the coast of France and Spain.
When we esp:Mcl a lofty ship,
A sailing from the west;
She was l eaded with silks and satins,
And cambries ~f the best.
Then we bore up to her straightway,
They thinking no such a thing;
We robbed them of their ~erchandise,
Then bade them thell their king.
And when their King did hear of this,
His heart was grieved full sore,
To think his ships coul0 not pass
A~ they had done before.
'thedn he ca.v.sed a. worth~ ship
n a worthy ship of :rame
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The Rainbow she was called,
And the Rainbow was her name.
�C.~AIN
WARD - Cont'd
He rigged her and freighted her,
And sent her to the sea;
With five hundred bold mariners,
To bear her company .
They sailed East, t hey sailed West,
But no thing could espy;
Until they came to the very spot,
Where Captain Ward did lie.
Who is the owner of this ship?
The Rainbow then did cry ;
Here I am sa.ys Captain Ward,
Let no man me deny.
What brought you here you cowardly dog,
You ugly wanton theif,
What makes you lie at anchor,
And keep our king in grief.
You lie, you lie, says Captain Ward,
As ever I heard you lie,
I never robbed an Englishman,
An Englishman but three.
Aq for the worthy Scotchmen,
I love them a.s my ' own,
My chief delight iR for to pull,
The French and Spain~rds down.
Why curse t hou so bold a robber,
We'll soon humble your pride,'
With that the gallant Rainbow,
She shot out of her side.
Full fif t y good brass cannons,
Well charged on every side;
And then they fired their great guns,
And gave Ward a broadside.
Fire on, ftre on, says Captain W rd,
·
I value you not a. pin:
If you are brass on the outside,
I am good steel within.
They fought from eight o'clock in t he morn,
Till eight o'clock at night,
At length the gallant RPinbow,
Began to take her flight.
Go home, go home, says Captain Ward,
And tell your king from me;
~ he reigns king upon dry land
. will relgn king al; sea.
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�CAPTAIN WARD - Cont 'd
With that the gallant Rainbow,
She shot and shot in vain,
And left the Rovers company,
And home returned again.
Tell our royal king of England,
His ship is returned again;
For Captain Ward is to strong,
He never will be taken.
0 shame, 0 shame, said the king,
For no such things can be
For I have lost two thousand pounds
Besides lost jewels three.
The first was brave lord Clifford,
Great earl of Cumberland ;
The second was brave lord Mountjoy,
As you shall understand.
The third was brave lord Epex,
From field would never flee,
Who would have hone ,mto the sea;
And brought proud Ward to me.
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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<p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p>
<p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p>
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Greer Document
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Child, 287
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Captain Ward and the Rainbow
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a>
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Ward, the Pirate, Wallace and the Red Reiver, The Jolly Mariner
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Ballads, English
Ward, John, active 1603-1615--Songs and music
Pirates--Songs and music
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.
Captain Ward
Captain Ward and the Rainbow
John Ward
songs and music pirates
songs and music sailing
The Jolly Mariner
Wallace and the Red Reiver
Ward the Pirate