Stealing The William lyrics

Jack had spied a prize

Jack had spied a ship

A twelve-ton mighty sloop

'The William' was the pinch

We slipped with muffled oars

Under the guise of night

And when we came aboard

‘Twas not a soul in sight

The fools were down there drinkin’

Down in the ragged tavern

So we took from underneath em

Stole off with ‘The William’

Oh, what an easy prize

Oh, what an easy win

Oh, what a merry high

When we stole ‘The William’

We didn’t foresee the threat

For such an easy win

How we’d come to regret

Stealing ‘The William’

A shadow, a shadow

Was looming

A ship, a ship

Was gaining

And all the men, all the men

Were drinking

A Man-O-War, a Man-O-War

Was gaining