Ballad Of William Kidd-Running Wild

[ti:Ballad Of William Kidd] [ar:Running Wild] [al:The Legendary Tales] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Ballad Of William Kidd - Running Wild [01:20.94]He was born at the shore of Greenhock in the year 1645 [01:25.14] [01:27.67]Ran away at the age of fourteen to flee from his soul-killing life [01:33.17] [01:34.81]He signed on to sail the wild-winds [01:37.42] [01:38.36]But he worked down his hands and his knees [01:40.70] [01:41.98]He stood his test on the waters so they said "He was bred to the sea" [01:48.54] [01:56.39]In 1697 the "Adventurer " was setting its sails [02:01.80] [02:03.46]With the letter of marque and reprisal Kidd was prepared for his trail [02:09.21] [02:10.64]They sailed the sea with the mission to hunt down "Tew" and "Long Ben" [02:17.83]A serious riot was rising so Kidd struck down one of his men [02:23.42] [02:25.19]And he died [02:26.15]Blue-blooded men they fell from grace [02:31.99]Piranhas eating their own [02:32.74]They sacrificed at the altar of lies [02:35.77]So fate took its course in the ballad of William Kidd [02:40.14] [02:53.60]The "Adventurer " returned to her hometown Kidd was forced to defence [02:58.89] [03:00.73]They charged him with looting and murder his patrons and generous friends [03:06.12] [03:07.80]He'd left his crew at St Thomas to guard his honour from shame [03:13.52] [03:14.96]But the lords they lied like a trooper not to lose their own heads in the game [03:21.13] [03:22.51]Blue-blooded men they fell from grace [03:25.06] [03:25.79]Piranhas eating their own [03:27.99] [03:29.30]They sacrificed at the altar of lies [03:32.93]So fate took its course in the ballad of William Kidd [03:36.26] [03:50.92]The lords testified their unholy lies to save their own heads from the gallows [03:56.41] [03:57.94]They sacrificed Kidd they took him for a ride that conspiratorial fellows [04:03.49] [05:59.65]They judged him and they found him guilty of piracy of the high seas [06:04.88] [06:06.74]Betraying men of honour you know lie and cheat as they please [06:12.47] [06:13.95]A case of judicial murder caused the death of a seafaring man [06:19.67] [06:21.38]Slanderous bunch of liars to hell your souls will be damned [06:27.05] [06:28.42]Blue-blooded men they fell from grace [06:31.86]Piranhas eating their own [06:34.68] [06:35.33]They sacrificed at the altar of lies [06:37.86] [06:39.19]So fate took its portentous course What a shame [06:43.44] [06:44.30]In the ballad of William Kidd