Debra Cowan - The Bold Princess Royal/The Olde Favourite (trad) lyrics

On the fourteenth of February we sailed from the land In the Bold Princess Royal bound for New Foundland We had forty bright sailors for our ship's company And boldly from the east'ards to the west'ard bore we We had not been sailing scarce days two or three When a man from our top-mast a sail he did see Come bearing down on us to see who we were And from under her mizzen red colours she wore “Great god” cried our captain “what shall we do now? For there comes a bold pirate to rob us I know” “Oh no” cried the chief mate “that cannot be so We will shake out our reef, boys and away we will go” It was the next morning, at the dawning of day This lofty, large pirate shot under our lee Whence came you cried the pirate, we answered him so “We are out of fair London bound for Callao” “Then back your main topsails and heave your ship to For I have a letter I'll send down to you If I back my main topsails and heave my ship to It will be for some pilot-not alongside of you” He chased us to the east'ard and all that long day He chased us to west'ard three nights and a day He fired shots upon us but none did prevail And the Bold Princess Royal she showed him her tail “Oh now” cried our captain “that pirates undone! Go down for your grog boys go down everyone! Go down for your grog boys and be of good cheer! For as long as we have got sea room, bonny boys never fear”