Timedivers - Rarewell To Edward England lyrics

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Tell the story of England’s glory,<br />

Let us sing of the pirate king,<br />

He plied the straits of Madagascar (a),<br />

His cargo, fear and plundering.<br />

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Trading routes round the Cape and Gold Coast,<br />

Spices, oils, and gold doubloons,<br />

He scuttled ships but he spared their crewmen,<br />

Such kindness rare would break him soon,<br />

His destiny – marooned.<br />

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Raise a glass to Edward England,<br />

England’s loss, England’s gone,<br />

Raise a glass to a pirate legend,<br />

England’s loss, England’s gone.<br />

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At the helm of England’s Fancy (b),<br />

His envious crewmen claimed the prize.<br />

But when he spared the life of a merchant captain,<br />

Mutiny shone in their eyes.<br />

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Cast adrift on a lonely island,<br />

Buried deep, identity, <br />

Hearts and bones lost on Mauritius (c),<br />

Sail the Sea of Tranquillity,<br />

Moonlight piracy.<br />

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Raise a glass to Edward England,<br />

England’s loss, England’s gone,<br />

Raise a glass to a pirate legend,<br />

England’s loss, England’s gone.<br />

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Footnotes:<br />

(a) not only the island from which he sailed but also the island on which he died<br />

(b) the name of England’s flagship, which was seized by his mutinous crew<br />

(c) the island on which he was marooned following the mutiny